Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Synonyms
Acne Inversa
Acne Inversas
Hidradenitides, Suppurative
Hidradenitis, Suppurative
Inversa, Acne
Inversas, Acne
Suppurative Hidradenitides
Suppurative Hidradenitis
A chronic suppurative and cicatricial disease of the apocrine glands occurring chiefly in the axillae in women and in the groin and anal regions in men. It is characterized by poral occlusion with secondary bacterial infection, evolving into abscesses which eventually rupture. As the disease becomes chronic, ulcers appear, sinus tracts enlarge, fistulas develop, and fibrosis and scarring become evident.
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