The three English families in this report have a total of 21 members (16 females and five males) suffering from chronic hidradenitis suppurativa. In family A the condition is associated with acne conglobata and there is vertical transmission of the disorder through three generations. In the others there is no associated cystic acne, but all those affected had a history of acne vulgaris with com...

Nodulocystic acne (NCA) usually develops subcutaneous epidermal cyst, granuloma, subcutaneous abscess, hypertrophic scar, keloids, and draining sinus. The pathogenesis of NCA is still unclear. Similar to NCA, acne conglobata (AC) is found in men predominantly with oily skin [1]. Lesions of AC begin in early puberty and culminate in late adolescent [1]. AC is one of the most therapy-resistant di...

The acronym of SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis) combines a cluster of cutaneous and musculoskeletal manifestations, such as hyperostosis of bones of the anterior chest wall associated with acne fulminans and hidradenitis suppurativa. There are no validated diagnostic criteria in children. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are not always sufficient, and ...

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Follicular occlusion syndrome consists of several conditions that share similar pathophysiology involving infundibular follicular and secondary inflammatory cascade. This includes hidradenitis suppurativa, dissecting cellulitis the scalp, acne conglobata pilonidal sinus. They can develop independently or as a component in different combinations.
 We are first to present clinical case tetra...