Sweet's syndrome with arthritis in an 8-month-old boy.
Sweet's syndrome was diagnosed in a 4-month-old boy. He was successfully treated with systemic corticosteroids. At the age of 8 months, he developed acute arthritis in his right knee. The synovial fluid was analyzed and revealed a very high neutrophil count and neutrophil activation with a detectable level of intraarticular granulocyte-monocyte colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Prednisone injection into the knee led to dramatic improvement. No recurrence occurred. Although arthritis and/or arthralgia are common features in adult patients with Sweet's syndrome, this is the first reported case of Sweet's arthritis in a child.
Tuerlinckx
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Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
Bodart
E
E
Despontin
K
K
Boutsen
Y
Y
Godding
V
V
Ninane
J
J
D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology