SWEETS-SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH CUTANEOUS T-CELL LYMPHOMA

Although the association of Sweet's syndrome with haemoproliferative d isorders or solid malignant tumors is well known, only two previous ob servations associated with T lymphoma have been reported. We report th e first observation of Sweet's syndrome associated with cutaneous T ce ll lymphoma, The role of a cytokine cascade released by an abnormal T cell clone is discussed as an initiating event responsible for seconda ry infiltration with neutrophils.