Neutrophil eccrine hidradenitis in a patient with AIDS.
Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH), first described as a rare, transient, and benign complication of various chemotherapy regimens for acute leukemia, has also been observed in other conditions, including three HIV-positive patients and even in otherwise healthy individuals (1-3). A similar histological pattern was described after intradermal bleomycin injections into normal human skin (4). We report the first case of NEH in a hemophilic HIV infected patient treated with stavudine, a new reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
Krischer
J
J
Clinic of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.
Rutschmann
O
O
Roten
S V
SV
Harms
M
M
Saurat
J H
JH
Pechère
M
M
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016575:Hidradenitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012074:Remission Induction; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018119:Stavudine / Q000009:adverse effects
D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D018119:Stavudine