Atypical neutrophilic dermatosis on the upper extremity affected by postmastectomy lymphedema: report of 2 cases
| Autor: | T. Tadaki, T. Demitsu |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Breast Neoplasms Dermatology Hand Dermatoses Breast cancer Erythematous plaque Medicine Humans Leukocytosis Lymphedema Radical mastectomy Aged Sweet's syndrome business.industry Potassium Iodide medicine.disease Sweet Syndrome Forearm Arm Female medicine.symptom business Vasculitis Mastectomy Radical Mastectomy |
| Zdroj: | Dermatologica. 183(3) |
| ISSN: | 0011-9075 |
| Popis: | We describe 2 female patients, both with a history of radical mastectomy for breast cancer, in whom several indurated erythematous plaques developed on the upper extremity affected by postmastectomy lymphedema. There were no general symptoms or leukocytosis. Histopathological examination showed a dense neutrophilic infiltrate without a feature of vasculitis in the dermis and subcutis. Dramatic therapeutic response was observed to treatment with potassium iodide. These findings resemble Sweet’s syndrome, but such cases have not been previously reported. Possible pathogenic mechanisms for these unique cutaneous eruptions are discussed. |
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