file.newsgroup.med.59243 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Jacquelin Aldridge)
Subject: Sweet's Syndrome ?
My brother's affine has recently been diagnosed with Sweet's
syndrome. Also called steroid resistant Sweet's syndrome.
This syndrome started after she had had Iodine 131 treatment for
hyperthyroidism. She'd been reluctant to have treatment for the
hyperthyroidism for many years and apparently started to show exaustion
from it.
I understand that she may still be testing high in thyroid level
but she's isn't being treated by an endocrinologist. Her previous
endocrinologist bowed out when she entered the hospital. She entered the
hospital because of the Sweet's syndrome symptoms (skin lesions).
I've looked through the last two years of Medline and didn't find an
abstract mentioning a correlation between thyroid and Sweets. .
I checked a handbook which said that Sweet's was associated with leukemia.
I'd like a reccomndation for experts who are in New York City or who travel
to New York City. For the sweets and perhaps for the endocrinology.
Any information that might help. Apparently there hasn't been much
improvement in her condition over the past several months.
-Jackie-