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Pediatric Sweet Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

  1. James Halpern M.R.C.P.1,
  2. Asad Salim M.R.C.P.2

Article first published online: 3 AUG 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00952.x

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Pediatric Dermatology

Pediatric Dermatology

Volume 26, Issue 4, pages 452–457, July/August 2009

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Halpern, J. and Salim, A. (2009), Pediatric Sweet Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review. Pediatric Dermatology, 26: 452–457. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00952.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

  2. 2

    Department of Dermatology, Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust, Stafford, United Kingdom

*Address correspondence to James Halpern, Specialty Registrar in Dermatology, Dermatology Department, Central Outpatients Department, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7PA, UK, or e-mail: james_halpern@hotmail.com.

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  1. Issue published online: 3 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 3 AUG 2009

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Abstract:  We report on an 18-month-old boy with a typical presentation of Sweet syndrome following an upper respiratory tract illness. No evidence of hematologic malignancy was found and he was successfully treated with oral prednisolone. A comprehensive literature review has summarized the features of pediatric Sweet syndrome from 66 reported cases. Cases occurring under the age of 3 years had a male predominance and no association with malignancy, whereas cases over the age of 3 years had an equal sex distribution and were strongly associated with myeloid line hematologic malignancies. Identified complications were serious with an overall mortality of 9% rising to 40% with cardiovascular involvement.

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