[Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis secondary to thioguanine in a neutropenic patient]

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2005 Nov;96(9):583-5. doi: 10.1016/s0001-7310(05)73139-2.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) is an infrequent, self-limited inflammatory dermatosis characterized by a neutrophilic infiltrate around the eccrine glands. Clinically, it presents with different types of lesions. NEH occurs most frequently in patients who have undergone chemotherapy for hematologic neoplasms. We present a case of NEH in a 70-year-old neutropenic male who received thioguanine for acute myeloid leukemia. The erythematous plaques disappeared in 3-4 weeks. The histological findings were compatible with NEH. Skin cultures ruled out infectious causes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Eccrine Glands*
  • Hidradenitis / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Thioguanine / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Thioguanine