Sweet's syndrome involoving the musculoskeletal system during treatment of promyelocytic leukemia with all-trans retinoic acid

Christ, E; Linka, A; Jacky, E; Speich, R; Marincek, B; Schaffner, A (1996). Sweet's syndrome involoving the musculoskeletal system during treatment of promyelocytic leukemia with all-trans retinoic acid. Leukemia, 10(4), pp. 731-4. Basingstoke: Nature Publishing Group

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Induction therapy of promyelocytic leukemia with all-trans retinoic acid is a standard therapy despite significant side-effects. The most important, the "retinoic acid syndrome", consists of a hyperinflammatory reaction with capillary leakage (edema, pleural, and pericardial effusion), infiltration of myeloid cells into internal organs and systemic signs of inflammation. We describe here two cases of another hyperinflammatory reaction during all-trans retinoic acid therapy, the Sweet's syndrome, consisting of infiltrates of the skin and internal organs by neutrophilic granulocytes. Fever, painful erythematous cutaneous plaques, prominent musculoskeletal involvement (myositis, fasciitis), a sterile pulmonary infiltration and intercurrent proteinuria characterized the clinical course of all-trans retinoic acid-associated Sweet's syndrome. Treatment with glucocorticoids led to resolution of the syndrome within 48 h. Three other cases of all-trans retinoic acid-associated Sweet's syndrome without involvement of internal organs, prominent on our cases, were published previously. Recognition of ATRA-associated Sweet's syndrome is of practical importance.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition

UniBE Contributor:

Christ, Emanuel

ISSN:

0887-6924

Publisher:

Nature Publishing Group

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:23

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:25

PubMed ID:

8618455

Web of Science ID:

A1996UJ05700024

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/37244 (FactScience: 207256)

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