Title: Hair-follicle obstruction — hidradenitis suppurativa and pilondal cyst: clinical features and histological picture
Abstract: In this prospective study, 50 consecutive patients with hidradenitis (HS) and/or pilonidal cyst were reviewed. The patients were questioned about predisposing factors and at operation biopsies were taken and examined for apocrine glands with or without inflammation. Fifty-two per cent of the patients had acne, 25–33% had previously been treated for HS in the same or another region. Only 62% of the patients had apocrine glands at microscopy, with abscess in 33% of cases, which did not affect the healing of the wound. We concluded that HS is a recurrent disease with typical clinical features, however, it was felt that the name ‘hidradenitis’ was inadequate and should probably be substituted with ‘obstructed hair-follicle’.
Publication Year: 1995
Publication Date: 1995-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 4
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot