Hidradenitis
| Hidradenitis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Hidradenitis is any disease 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]
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic cutaneous condition originally thought to be primarily characterized by suppurative inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands.[3]: 710 Recent evidence supports that the primary event is follicular hyperkeratosis and obstruction,[4] but the term hidradenitis supperativa has continued to be used in major medical journals.[5]
- ^ a b James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ "hidradenitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
- ^ Sellheyer K, Krahl D (July 2005). ""Hidradenitis suppurativa" is acne inversa! An appeal to (finally) abandon a misnomer". Int. J. Dermatol. 44 (7): 535–40. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02536.x. PMID 15985019. S2CID 34144101.
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