Sweet’s syndrome in pregnancy: a rare case report

Harshal A. Rawtani; Mubhachini Chandrashekhar; Aditi Phulpaghar; Ankita Mathur

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20221697

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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