[Sweet syndrome in an infant].
BACKGROUND
Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) is very uncommon in infancy. Systemic corticosteroid treatment is the standard therapy, usually leading to dramatic improvement within a few days.


METHODS
A seven-month-old female infant was admitted for investigation of a rash developing over ten days with fever. Physical examination and skin biopsy led to a diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome. The relative inefficiency of systemic corticotherapy induced the parents to stop all treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report allows us: 1) to consider the clinical and biological features of Sweet's syndrome in infancy; 2) to describe a corticosteroid resistant disease; and 3) to observe the course of a spontaneous evolution of Sweet's syndrome.
Sirvent
N
N
Service de pédiatrie, hôpital de l'Archet, Nice, France.
Olivier
V
V
Benet
L
L
Maillotte
A M
AM
von Bueltzingsloewen
A
A
Mariani
R
R
Lacour
J P
JP
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Syndrome de Sweet chez un nourrisson.