title: Multiple eccrine hidrocystomas successfully treated with cryotherapy in a patient with sarcoidosis.
abstract: Eccrine hidrocystomas (EHs) are benign cystic lesions of the eccrine ducts. They may have a chronic course and seasonal variation, and have a female predilection. Solitary EH can be easily treated by surgical excision, whereas multiple lesions are difficult to treat. We report a 65-year-old woman with sarcoidosis and multiple EHs, who was treated with cryotherapy, which resulted in a reduction in lesion number of > 90%. To our knowledge, this is the first report of cryotherapy used for EH treatment. If this case is confirmed by further studies, cryotherapy may be a viable treatment option for EH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saylam Kurtipek
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurtipek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ataseven
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tunçez Akyürek
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Küçükosmanoglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017679:Cryotherapy; D005260:Female; D018251:Hidrocystoma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome