Mitral valvar regurgitation in a child with Sweet's syndrome

Cardiol Young. 2007 Apr;17(2):218-9. doi: 10.1017/S1047951106001363. Epub 2006 Dec 22.

Abstract

We 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Pericardium / transplantation
  • Sweet Syndrome / complications*