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Sweet Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: Curious Lymphocyte/Neutrophil Fluctuations [Turk J Hematol]
Turk J Hematol. 2013; 30(4): 413-415 | DOI: 10.4274/Tjh.2012.0055  

Sweet Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: Curious Lymphocyte/Neutrophil Fluctuations

Çiğdem Usul Afşar1, Semra Paydaş1, Meral Günaldı1, Berna Bozkurt Duman1, Vehbi Erçolak1, Suzan Zorludemir2, Arbil Açıkalın2
1Çukurova University Medical Faculty, Department Of Medical Oncology, Adana, Turkey
2Çukurova University Medical Faculty, Department Of Pathology, Adana, Turkey

Sweet syndrome, also referred to as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is characterized by tender, red inflammatory nodules or papules that occur in association with infection, malignancy, connective tissue disease, or following exposure to certain drugs. Here, we present Sweet syndrome in a case with small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia (SLL/CLL) which is a relatively rare co-occurrence.

Keywords: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Fever, Malignancy, Neutrophilic leucocytosis, Steroid, Sweet syndrome


KLL’li bir hastada Sweet Sendromu: İlginç Lenfosit/Nötrofil Dalgalanmaları

Çiğdem Usul Afşar1, Semra Paydaş1, Meral Günaldı1, Berna Bozkurt Duman1, Vehbi Erçolak1, Suzan Zorludemir2, Arbil Açıkalın2
1Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıbbi Onkoloji, Adana, Türkiye
2Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Adana, Türkiye

Akut febril nötrofilik dermatoz da denilen Sweet sendromu; enfeksiyon, malignite, konnektif doku hastalıkları veya bazı ilaçlara maruz kalma sonucu ortaya çıkan; kırmızı, hassas inflamatuvar nodüller veya papüllerle karakterizedir. Burada oldukça nadir bir birliktelik olan küçük lenfositik lenfoma/kronik lenfositik lösemili (SLL/CLL) bir vakada gelişen Sweet sendromunu sunduk.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kronik lenfositik lösemi, Ateş, Malignite, Nötrofilik lökositoz, Steroid, Sweet sendromu


Çiğdem Usul Afşar, Semra Paydaş, Meral Günaldı, Berna Bozkurt Duman, Vehbi Erçolak, Suzan Zorludemir, Arbil Açıkalın. Sweet Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: Curious Lymphocyte/Neutrophil Fluctuations. Turk J Hematol. 2013; 30(4): 413-415

Corresponding Author: Çiğdem Usul Afşar, Türkiye


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