Gluteal Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Case for Collaboration

A severe case of hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic disfiguring skin disease affecting apocrine sweat glands, characterized by abscesses, cysts, or infections. There is currently no cure or a consistently effective treatment. HS is a challenging condition to diagnose and treat. We present a severe case to raise awareness of this disabling condition.

A life-threatening multilocalized hidradenitis suppurativa case.

The patient was a 38-year-old man. He had been suffering from hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) for approximately 20 years. He had active lesions at both axillas, hip, scrotum, and perineum, and inactive lesions located behind the ears, lower abdomen, and posterior neck. He was monitored and treated at different branches; he continuously used antibiotics and was given steroids at times. Antibiotic ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa.

BACKGROUND Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, recurrent, suppurative cutaneous disease. Despite its incidence, optimal medical or surgical treatment remains unclear. This review describes the disease, ranging from pathogenesis to treatment and prognosis. METHODS Articles were sourced from PubMed and Medline, using the MeSH terms 'hidradenitis suppurativa' and 'acne inversa'. Selection of ...

Radiation-induced hidradenitis suppurativa: A case report

HS: hidradenitis suppurativa RT: radiation therapy INTRODUCTION Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by abscesses, fistulas, and scarring affecting the groin, anogenital area, and axillae. HS has an estimated prevalence of 1%, and moderate-to-severe forms have a high disease burden. The disease is a combination of homeostasis abnormalities of the pi...

Adalimumab for hidradenitis suppurativa.