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.