title: Acid fast bodies in eccrine and apocrine sweat glands.
abstract: Small bodies resembling bacilli which stain with acid fast techniques are observed in the secretory cells of eccrine and apocrine sweat glands. The presence of these acid fast bodies is not well known and their observation could be mistaken for infection with acid fast bacilli.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000473:pathology*