title: Sweet Syndrome in childhood.
abstract: Sweet syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is a recurrent and rare skin disease caused by the release of cytokines, with diverse possible etiologic causes. It presents clinically with polymorphic skin lesions, fever, arthralgia, and peripheral leukocytosis. In general, it is associated with infections, malignancy and drugs. It usually regresses spontaneously and treatment is primarily to control the basic disease. The authors report the case of a child of 1 year and 11 months who developed Sweet syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Talita Batalha Pires dos
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Barbara Cristina Gouveia
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sigres
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosman
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Ana Maria Mosca de
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cerqueira
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*