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hidradenitis suppurativa

info · Skin · ICD-10: L73.2

A hidradenitis that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands, with symptoms of painful nodules, abscesses, sinus tract formation, scarring, erythema, pruritis, and pain, and has_material_basis_in chronic inflammation of the apocrin

A hidradenitis that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands, with symptoms of painful nodules, abscesses, sinus tract formation, scarring, erythema, pruritis, and pain, and has_material_basis_in chronic inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands leading to recurrent folliculitis and an accompanying immune response that worsens inflammation.

Signs and symptoms

  • Acne inversa
  • Chronic furunculosis
  • Recurrent cutaneous abscess formation
  • Atypical scarring of skin
  • Perifolliculitis
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Follicular hyperkeratosis

Medications that may treat it

adalimumab

Also known as: Acne inversa, familial