title: Infectious eccrine hidradenitis caused by Nocardia.
abstract: Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis is a nonspecific clinical reaction pattern classified as a neutrophilic dermatosis that typically occurs in the setting of chemotherapy for hematologic malignant disease. Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis more rarely has been reported in association with infectious agents, including Serratia, Enterobacter, Staphylococcus, and HIV. We describe the first case of infectious eccrine hidradenitis occurring in a patient with cutaneous Nocardia infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
authors.forename: Diana D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Antonovich
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berke
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grant-Kels
authors.forename: Maxwell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016575:Hidradenitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination