Hidradenitis

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Hidradenitis
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MeSH D016575

Hidradenitis is a term used to describe diseases in which the histologic abnormality is primarily an inflammatory infiltrate around the eccrine glands.[1]:780 This group includes neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis and recurrent palmoplantar hidradenitis.[1]:780

It can also be defined more generally as an inflammation of sweat glands.[2]

The term hidradenitis suppurativa refers to a chronic cutaneous condition characterized by scarring of the apocrine sweat glands.[3]:710

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
  2. ^ "hidradenitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. ^ Freedberg, et. al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
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