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Development of Sweet syndrome in an acute promyelocyte leukemia patient during treatment with all-trans retinoic acid--case report and literature review / 中华血液学杂志
Chinese Journal of Hematology ; (12): 462-465, 2007.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-263000
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify the side effect of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), and improve early therapeutic response in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The first case of Sweet's syndrome (SS) developed in a APL patient treated with ATRA was reported in mainland of China, and reviewed correlative literature.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Only 14 cases of SS associated with ATRA therapy in APL have been reported in the literature, including the present case. The median age was 49.5 years (9 -84) and 10 were women and 4 men. Of them, SS was restricted to the skin in 10 case, the other 4 muscle, fascia, kidney, and lung were involved. SS appeared after a median of 18 days of ATRA therapy (6 - 34 days). The median WBC count was 7.05 (0.80 - 23.00) x 10(9)/L. Four patients continued with the ATRA therapy without interruption, 13 patients treated with steroids and 12 responded. One patient improved without any treatment. Two cases of SS developed retinoic acid syndromes after ATRA therapy.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Sweet's syndrome is a rare adverse effect of ATRA, and has similar features with inflammatory or infective dermatosis. The corticosteroids treatment could improve the systemic and cutaneous symptoms. When ATRA therapy was restarted after SS subsided, no recurrence of rashes was observed.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tretinoin / Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Sweet Syndrome / Therapeutic Uses / Drug Therapy Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Hematology Year: 2007 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tretinoin / Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Sweet Syndrome / Therapeutic Uses / Drug Therapy Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Hematology Year: 2007 Type: Article