Hidradenitis suppurativa
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Hidradenitis suppurativa, also known as acne inversa,[1] is a benign skin condition.
General
May be associated with:[1]
Gross
Features:
- Location - classically intertriginous areas.[4]
- Axilla, buttocks, groin, inner thighs, breast (inframammary fold).
Microscopic
Features:[3]
- Apocrine ducts plugged by keratin and dilated - key feature.
- +/-Bacteria and inflammation in the congested ducts.
- +/-Fibrosis (late).
Images:
See also
- Skin.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dessinioti C, Katsambas A, Antoniou C (2014). "Hidradenitis suppurrativa (acne inversa) as a systemic disease". Clin. Dermatol. 32 (3): 397–408. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.11.006. PMID 24767187.
- ↑ McMillan K (May 2014). "Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Number of Diagnosed Patients, Demographic Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in the United States". Am. J. Epidemiol.. doi:10.1093/aje/kwu078. PMID 24812161.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Radcliffe KW (February 1991). "Hidradenitis suppurativa". Genitourin Med 67 (1): 58. PMC 1194617. PMID 1916780. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1194617/.
- ↑ Scheinfeld N (2013). "Hidradenitis suppurativa: A practical review of possible medical treatments based on over 350 hidradenitis patients". Dermatol. Online J. 19 (4): 1. PMID 24021361.