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Infectious eccrine hidradenitis caused by Nocardia.

Diana D Antonovich1, Adrienne Berke, Jane M Grant-Kels

  • 1Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|January 17, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis, a skin condition, is usually linked to chemotherapy. This report details the first known case associated with a Nocardia bacterial infection, expanding known causes of this dermatosis.

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Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis is a neutrophilic dermatosis.
  • It typically presents during chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies.
  • Infections are a rare cause, with prior reports involving Serratia, Enterobacter, Staphylococcus, and HIV.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the first case of infectious eccrine hidradenitis associated with Nocardia infection.
  • To highlight Nocardia as a potential infectious agent causing this dermatosis.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical case description.
  • Review of existing literature on neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis and Nocardia infections.

Main Results:

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  • A patient with cutaneous Nocardia infection developed neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis.
  • This represents a novel association between Nocardia and this specific dermatosis.

    • Conclusions:

    • Cutaneous Nocardia infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis.
    • This case expands the spectrum of infectious agents implicated in neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis.