Mitral valvar regurgitation in a child with Sweet's syndrome.
We report the very unusual perforation of the mitral valve in the setting of Sweet's syndrome, or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, in a boy aged 5 years. Surgical repair was uneventful, and follow-up showed no residual anomalies. Acute or delayed valvitis, with damage to either the mitral or aortic valves, should be screened for in this rare disease.
Stos
Bertrand
B
Pediatric Cardiology, University Paris V-Descartes, Necker, AP-HP, Paris, France. bertrand.stos@nck.aphp.fr
Hatchuel
Yves
Y
Bonnet
Damien
D
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*