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hidradenitis [‚hī‚drad·ən′īd·əs]
(medicine) Inflammation of sweat glands. Hidradenitis a suppurative inflammation of the sweat glands. It is caused by staphylococcus and usually develops in the armpits, but it is seen more rarely around the nipples, sexual organs (in females), and the skin of the scrotum and anus. A weakening of the organism, excessive perspiration, intertrigo, and poor personal hygiene are all predisposing factors of this disease. Hidradenitis begins with the inflammation of the sweat gland, which spreads to the surrounding subcutaneous adipose tissue. One or several dense diseased nodules appear deep in the skin, and the skin above them reddens. Then the nodules soften and open with the formation of purulent fistulous passages. The pus gets into the neighboring glands and infects them. The course of hidradenitis is long, often with relapses. Women are affected more often than men. Treatment of hidradenitis calls for antibiotics, physiotherapy, specific vaccinations, unspecific immunotherapy, and sometimes surgery. REFERENCEMnogotomnoe rukovodstvo po dermato-venerologii, vol. 2. Edited by S. T. Pavlov. Leningrad, 1961.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | He was finally diagnosed with the chronic inflammatory skin disease Hidradenitis Suppurativa, which affects areas of the body where there is skin-to-skin contact. 2002; Folliculitis Cellulitis Garcia Fernandez, Pedragosa Jove, & Castells Rodellas, 1999 Common agent of Balaban & Rasooly, food poisoning 2000 Staphylococcus Skin lesions Akiyama, Kanzaki, epidermidis Tada, & Arata, 1998 Staphylococcus Purulent skin lesions Stulberg, Penrod, & hominis Blatney, 2002 Hidradenitis suppurativa Jemec, Faber, Gutschik, & Wendelboe, 1996 Contaminants of catheters Wilkins & Patzakis, 1990 Staphylococcus Wound infections Hernandez et al. Acne inversa, which was formerly known as hidradenitis suppurativa, is an infundibulo-folliculitis of the apocrine gland--bearing areas characterized by the development of abscesses, fistuals, bacterial infection, and scarring. |
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