Neutrophilic Eccrine Hidradenitis in a Patient of Acute Myeloid Leukemia on Chemotherapy with Cytarabine.

Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) is a dermatosis affecting the eccrine glands in particular characterized by acute, self-limited, inflammatory papules and plaques and has been commonly described in patients with cancer - particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML) - who are on chemotherapy. We present the case of a febrile neutropenic patient receiving chemotherapy for AML and presented with well-defined erythematous macules and papule suggestive of NEH. This report emphasizes the necessity of a prompt diagnosis in order to prevent the use of multiple antibiotics and inadvertent use of other drugs as it is a self-limiting condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]