Sweet’s syndrome

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Mitral valvar regurgitation in a child with Sweet’s syndrome.” (Cardiol Young. 2006 Dec 22;:1-2). Authors are Stos B, Hatchuel Y and Bonnet D, from the Pediatric Cardiology, University Paris, France. The authors 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. To access the abstract of the article, click here.