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Sweet Syndrome in Infancy
Author(s) -
MOHR MELINDA R.,
TOROSKY CYNDI M.,
HOOD ANTOINETTE F.,
CUNNION KENJI M.,
FISHER RANDALL G.,
WILLIAMS JUDITH V.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01113.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leukocytosis , sweet's syndrome , malignancy , peripheral blood , neutrophilic dermatosis , sweet syndrome , gastrointestinal tract , respiratory tract , high fever , pathology , dermatology , immunodeficiency , upper respiratory tract infection , respiratory system , immunology , disease , immune system , pyoderma gangrenosum
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.