title: Sweet's syndrome in a patient with infective endocarditis: a rare clinical entity.
abstract: Sweet's syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, has been associated with malignancy, autoimmune disease and collagen vascular disease. The association of infective endocarditis and Sweet's syndrome is rare. The authors report a case of Sweet's syndrome in a patient with infective endocarditis. Infective endocarditis should be excluded in patients of rheumatic heart disease presenting with Sweet's syndrome. Alternatively, Sweet's syndrome should be considered as a differential diagnosis when a patient with infective endocarditis develops skin lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, Newdelhi, India. drhemantnayak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hemanta K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Deepak Rajkumar
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Vangipuram
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Premashish
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Ujjwal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sonika
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents