A Case of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
- Author:
Chul Soo CHUNG
;
Yong Whan KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Apocrine Glands;
Bacterial Infections;
Cicatrix;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Hidradenitis Suppurativa*;
Hidradenitis*;
Humans;
Rare Diseases;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1971;9(2):31-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a rare disease which represents a chronic suppurative and scarring process, affecting the apocrine glands due to persistent bacterial infection and apocrine dysfunction. We have experienced a case of hidradenitis suppurativa, 22-year-old female which involved both axillary region. Diagnosis was established by clinical characteristicsymptoms, histopathological findings and bacteriological examinations.
