Advanced hidradenitis suppurativa: Review of surgical treatment in 23 patients

Advanced hidradenitis suppurativa: Review of surgical treatment in 23 patients

Hidradenitis suppurativa remains a poorly understood disease involving the apocrine sweat glands. Management of 23 patients with the advanced form of the disease has been reviewed. Local therapy and incision and drainage all have an unacceptable rate of recurrence. From our experience, we recommend...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 1982-01, Vol.144 (6), p.668-670
Hauptverfasser: Broadwater, J.Ralph, Bryant, Robert L., Petrino, Robert A., Mabry, Charles D., Westbrook, Kent C., Casali, Robert E.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Female
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Recurrence
Sweat Gland Diseases - surgery
Sweat Gland Diseases - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Hidradenitis suppurativa remains a poorly understood disease involving the apocrine sweat glands. Management of 23 patients with the advanced form of the disease has been reviewed. Local therapy and incision and drainage all have an unacceptable rate of recurrence. From our experience, we recommend wide and deep excision of the area involved combined with individualized closure.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/0002-9610(82)90547-5