Neutrophillic eccrine hydradenitis with psoriasiform lesions

Neutrophillic Eccrine Hydradenitis (NEH) is an uncommon cutaneous disease which usually occurs in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) often undergoing chemotherapy. Although the first case was reported in association with AML later it has been reported in association with other malignancies with or without chemotherapy, infections, inflammatory disorders and even in healthy people. Cutaneous eruption is nonspecific, varying from solitary to multiple, erythematous papules, plaques and nodules. A skin biopsy demonstrating the typical pathological changes in the eccrine glands is required for the diagnosis. It is a self limiting condition but recurrences are known to occur specially with reintroduction of the chemotherapy drug. Herein, we describe a case of NEH with psoriasiform lesions, who was undergoing chemotherapy with cytarabine for AML.