Hidradenitis suppurativa occurring on the leg.
John M. Weiner, John E. Lewis, M. H. Samitz
Abstract
John M. Weiner, John E. Lewis, M. H. Samitz
Abstract
The case of a patient with a recurrent, painful ulceration on the lower leg, clinically and histologically resembling hidradenitis suppurativa, is presented. The fact that this site is devoid of apocrine glands supports the concept that apocrine involvement in hidradenitis suppurativa is coincidental and that these glands are involved secondarily. It is suggested that in this patient the pathogenesis of the disease is follicular occlusion rather than selective apocrine poral closure.
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The case of a patient with a recurrent, painful ulceration on the lower leg, clinically and histologically resembling hidradenitis suppurativa, is presented. The fact that this site is devoid of apocrine glands supports the concept that apocrine involvement in hidradenitis suppurativa is coincidental and that these glands are involved secondarily. It is suggested that in this patient the pathogenesis of the disease is follicular occlusion rather than selective apocrine poral closure.
Key concepts: Hidradenitis suppurativa, Apocrine, Medicine, Dermatology, Pathogenesis, Disease, Pathology