Sweet's syndrome in a patient with infective endocarditis: a rare clinical entity

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Mar 20:2012:bcr1220115398. doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2011.5398.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sweet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Sweet Syndrome / drug therapy

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents