Acne Inversa
Ncbi.nlm has written acne inversa and writes "Acne inversa is a recurrent, suppurative disease manifested by abscesses, fistulas, and scarring. Once considered to be a disease of the apocrine glands, it is actually a defect of follicular epithelium. Thus, the term hidradenitis suppurativa is a misnomer and should be abandoned. In cases of familial acne inversa, the pattern of transmission and number of affected individuals are consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance."
Skinpilot has written acne inversa and writes "Acne inversa is the name for a chronic condition with inflamed abscesses in the armpits, groin and genital area, and in rare cases also on the scalp. It is characterised by the intermittent occurrence of painful, festering inflammatory processes. This may result, side by side, in abscesses, fistulae, comedones and scarred areas of skin, with marked hypertrophic and bridge scarring. The condition can occur from puberty, right up to the forties. In women, the abscesses occur predominantly in the armpits, in men more frequently in the genital and anal area. This illness mostly affects patients with a congenital predisposition to acne. Overweight is a further influencing factor."
Multimedica has written acne inversa and writes "A chronic suppurative and cicatricial disease of the apocrine glands occurring chiefly in the axillae in women and in the groin and anal regions in men. It is characterized by poral occlusion with secondary bacterial infection, evolving into abscesses which eventually rupture. As the disease becomes chronic, ulcers appear, sinus tracts enlarge, fistulas develop, and fibrosis and scarring become evident. Hormonal mechanisms are expected in its pathogenesis."
Skinpilot has written acne inversa and writes "Acne inversa is the name for a chronic condition with inflamed abscesses in the armpits, groin and genital area, and in rare cases also on the scalp. It is characterised by the intermittent occurrence of painful, festering inflammatory processes. This may result, side by side, in abscesses, fistulae, comedones and scarred areas of skin, with marked hypertrophic and bridge scarring. The condition can occur from puberty, right up to the forties. In women, the abscesses occur predominantly in the armpits, in men more frequently in the genital and anal area. This illness mostly affects patients with a congenital predisposition to acne. Overweight is a further influencing factor."
Multimedica has written acne inversa and writes "A chronic suppurative and cicatricial disease of the apocrine glands occurring chiefly in the axillae in women and in the groin and anal regions in men. It is characterized by poral occlusion with secondary bacterial infection, evolving into abscesses which eventually rupture. As the disease becomes chronic, ulcers appear, sinus tracts enlarge, fistulas develop, and fibrosis and scarring become evident. Hormonal mechanisms are expected in its pathogenesis."
