A case report of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis in a patient receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 860-863

  Wong, G C ^a   Lee, L H ^b   Chong, Y Y ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Eccrine glands; Infection; Malignancy; Neutropenic; Self limiting

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IDARUBICIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; HIDRADENITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RASH; SKIN DISEASE; SWEAT GLAND;

EID: 0032455427     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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