title: [Sweet syndrome in an infant].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, hôpital de l'Archet, Nice, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sirvent
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Olivier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benet
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Maillotte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Bueltzingsloewen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lacour
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
vernacular_title: Syndrome de Sweet chez un nourrisson.