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Vol. 98. Issue 2.
Pages 105-108 (March 2007)
Vol. 98. Issue 2.
Pages 105-108 (March 2007)
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Fatal Sweet Syndrome Associated to Chronic Idiopathic Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Síndrome de Sweet de Evolución Fatal Asociado a Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica Crónico Idiopático
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Correspondence: Servicio de Dermatología. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo. Xubias de Arriba, 84. 15006 La Coruña. Spain.
, N.M. Malmiercab, M.T. Yebra-Pimentelc, M. Almagroa, W. Martíneza, C.G. Martínb, E. Fonsecaa
a Departments of Dermatología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain
b Departments of Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain
c Departments of Anatomía Patológica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain
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Abstract

Sweet syndrome is one of the cutaneous processes more frequently associated to systemic diseases. Its association to the systemic inflammatory response syndrome has rarely been described. We report a case of chronic and relapsing Sweet syndrome associated to a chronic and idiopathic systemic inflammatory response syndrome that lasted seven years and proved fatal to the patient. Among the rare cases of Sweet syndrome associated to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome that have been described there have not been any fatal cases as occurred with our patient.

Key words:
Sweet syndrome
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Resumen

El síndrome de Sweet es uno de los procesos cutáneos ligados con mayor frecuencia a enfermedades de los órganos internos. Su asociación al síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica ha sido raramente descrita. Presentamos un caso de síndrome de Sweet de evolución crónica y recidivante asociado a un síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica crónico idiopático de 7 años de evolución que llevaron a la muerte del paciente. De los raros casos descritos de síndrome de Sweet asociado a síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica, no hay ninguno descrito que haya llevado a la muerte del paciente como en nuestro caso.

Palabras clave:
síndrome de Sweet
síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica
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