Sweet syndrome in infancy.
Sweet syndrome, or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is characterized by the presence of fever, peripheral leukocytosis, painful erythematous plaques and nodules, and a predominately neutrophilic dermal infiltrate. We report a case occurring in a 10-week-old male child, with preceding upper respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal infection symptoms. Sweet syndrome occurring in an infant should prompt a work-up for immunodeficiency, as well as a review of the peripheral blood smear to rule out the rare case of malignancy.
Department of Dermatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23507, USA. melinda.mohr@gmail.com
Melinda R
MR
Mohr
Cyndi M
CM
Torosky
Antoinette F
AF
Hood
Kenji M
KM
Cunnion
Randall G
RG
Fisher
Judith V
JV
Williams
D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology