Surgical management of hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of skin, characterized by recurrent draining sinuses and abscesses, predominantly in skin folds carrying terminal hairs and apocrine glands. This study reviewed 54 sites in 27 patients with moderate to extensive chronic infla...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of medical sciences 2010-01, Vol.7 (4), p.240-247
Hauptverfasser: Menderes, Adnan, Sunay, Ozgur, Vayvada, Haluk, Yilmaz, Mustafa
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Zusammenfassung:Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of skin, characterized by recurrent draining sinuses and abscesses, predominantly in skin folds carrying terminal hairs and apocrine glands. This study reviewed 54 sites in 27 patients with moderate to extensive chronic inflammatory skin lesions treated surgically in our hospital from 2004 through 2009, with a follow-up of at least 6 months. A total number of 54 operative procedures were performed during the study period with 42% (23 sites) involving the axilla, 20% (11 sites) involving the gluteal area, %24 (13 sites) involving the perineal area and 12% (7 sites) involving the inguinal region. Conservative treatment methods have little or no effects especially on gluteal, perineal/perianal, axillary hidradenitis suppurativa. The morbidity associated with the established form of this disease is significant, and the only successful treatment is wide surgical excision.
ISSN:1449-1907
1449-1907
DOI:10.7150/ijms.7.240