[Palmoplantar neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis with general extension in a child in remission after acute lymphoblastic leukemia].
BACKGROUND
Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) is a form of neutrophilic dermatitis characterized by tender erythematous and painful papules involving the trunk, extremities and face. The generalized form is associated with malignant hemopathies. The palmoplantar form occurs in children without any context of malignancy. Histology shows a neutrophilic infiltrate surrounding and infiltrating the eccrine glands associated with vacuolar degeneration and necrosis of the epithelial secretory portion.


METHODS
We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with palmoplantar HEN progressing to the generalized form while in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukemia.


CONCLUSIONS
Progression of HEN from the palmoplantar form to the generalized form has never been published previously in the literature.
Service de dermatologie, hôpital universitaire des enfants Reine Fabiola (ULB), avenue Jean-Joseph Crocq, 15, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgique. Electronic address: dsalik@ulb.ac.be.
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Service de dermatologie, CHU Saint-Pierre (ULB) , rue Haute, 322, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Kolivras
Service de dermatologie, CHU Saint-Pierre (ULB) , rue Haute, 322, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Sass
Service d'hémato-oncologie, hôpital universitaire des enfants Reine Fabiola (ULB), avenue Jean-Joseph Crocq, 15, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Huybrechts
Service de dermatologie, hôpital universitaire des enfants Reine Fabiola (ULB), avenue Jean-Joseph Crocq, 15, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Dangoisse
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D016575:Hidradenitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D012074:Remission Induction
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Children; Eccrine hidradenitis; Enfant; Hidradénite eccrine; Leucémie lymphoblastique aiguë; Palmo-plantaire; Palmoplantar