Neutrophil eccrine hidradenitis in a patient with AIDS

J Dermatol. 1998 Mar;25(3):199-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02380.x.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hidradenitis / drug therapy
  • Hidradenitis / etiology*
  • Hidradenitis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Remission Induction
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Stavudine / adverse effects

Substances

  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • Stavudine