Concomitant Sweet’s Syndrome and Relapsing Polychondritis

Annular eruption preceding relapsing polychondritis: case report and review of the literature

“…In a study by Kim et al ., 35 13% of EAC cases were associated with internal malignancies and 21% were associated with other systemic diseases, including autoimmune diseases such as Grave's disease and Sjögren's syndrome. Concurrent dermatologic presentations may occur in up to 12% of patients with RP, and may have a greater incidence when associated with malignancies 1,36 . Although our patient showed no evidence of underlying hematologic or solid tumor malignancy, the associations of both RP and EAC with malignancy raise the question of unrecognized occult malignancy.…”

Sweet's syndrome after adalimumab therapy for refractory relapsing polychondritis

“…To our knowledge, there are 19 cases in the published English literature of coexistent RP and Sweet’s syndrome 5 8–14. Several of these were identified in case series, with a variable temporal association between the two disorders 14.…”

“…Several of these were identified in case series, with a variable temporal association between the two disorders 14. In a retrospective review examining dermatological involvement in 200 patients with RP, Sweet’s syndrome–like changes were detected on biopsy in seven cases (two with ‘pure’ RP, five with concurrent myelodysplasia) 9.…”

Síndrome de Sweet e policondrite recidivante reveladores de síndrome mielodisplásica

“…In these, SS preceded the appearance of PR in two cases, occurred after its appearance in four cases and was concomitant in one case. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Twelve patients with SS and PR had associated neoplasia: MDS in 11 cases and bladder cancer in one case.…”