Hidradenitis Suppurativa - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Jerzy Pawlak, MSc,PhD

Diagnosis

hidradenitis suppurativa

Body Site

axilla (armpit)

Age

45 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

tumor

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 45-year-old woman developed tender red nodules and cysts in her right axilla. Complicating factors included obesity, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory follicular-occlusion disorder affecting area rich in apocrine glands. The diagnosis is clinical. The severity of the disease varies significantly from isolated axillary involvement, to involvement that includes: inguinal region, buttocks,perianal region, scrotum , or the vulvae.

Description

red nodules and cysts

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12/30/2007 16:45:34

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