Sweet’s syndrome in pregnancy: a rare case report

Authors

  • Harshal A. Rawtani Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Mubhachini Chandrashekhar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Aditi Phulpaghar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Ankita Mathur Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20221697

Keywords:

Sweet’s syndrome, Pregnancy-associated Sweet’s syndrome, Neutrophilic dermatosis, Topical steroid

Abstract

Sweet’s syndrome (SS) is a steroid-responsive dermatological condition characterized by fever, neutrophilia and a classical tender erythematous skin rash. Pregnancy-associated SS is an extremely rare clinical entity and must be kept in mind while approaching a case of skin rash in pregnancy. We reported a rare case of SS in pregnancy with classical features and characteristic histopathological features of neutrophilic dermatosis that had a benign course, resolving with topical steroid treatment instead of the usual systemic steroids.

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2022-06-27

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