Infectious eccrine hidradenitis caused by Nocardia.
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.
Antonovich
Diana D
DD
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.
Berke
Adrienne
A
Grant-Kels
Jane M
JM
Fung
Maxwell
M
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
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination