Journal of Applied Hematology (Jan 2014)

Sweet′s syndrome with multiple myeloma

  • Khalid Alsaleh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/1658-5127.137158
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 69 – 70

Abstract

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We are reporting a case of 70-yr-old gentleman who presented to dermatology clinic with painful red rash which was confirmed to be a sweet′s syndrome by biopsy . Further work up showed IgA myeloma. The patient showed good response to systemic and topical steroid. This case illustrate the need of considering paraneoplastic phenomenon in elderly with sweet′s syndrome . Sweet′s syndrome has been rarely reported as paraneoplastic phenomenon in of multiple myeloma.

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