PALMOPLANTAR ECCRINE HIDRADENITIS - 3 NEW CASES AND REVIEW

Palmoplantar eccrine hidradenitis (PEH) is characterized by painful er ythematous papules and nodules of abrupt onset on the soles of young i ndividuals, The histologic hallmark is a predominant neutrophilic infi ltrate surrounding the eccrine gland apparatus. A total of 28 cases ha ve been published since 1988, with a broad variation in the age of pat ients, symptomatology, associated diseases, clinical course, and histo logic features. These different histologic pictures have resulted in s everal names for this entity, including idiopathic plantar hidradeniti s, neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis, recurrent palmoplantar hidradeni tis in children, and idiopathic palmoplantar hidradenitis, We present three cases of this disorder and review the literature on the varying symptomatology, clinical course, and histology that have led to the my riad of names for this disease.