"Hidradenitis Suppurativa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017497
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.825.420 C01.539.800.720.420 C01.539.830.499 C17.800.838.765.420 C17.800.946.315.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Hidradenitis Suppurativa- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Hidradenitides, Suppurative
- Suppurative Hidradenitides
- Suppurative Hidradenitis
- Acne Inversa
- Acne Inversas
- Inversa, Acne
- Inversas, Acne
- Hidradenitis, Suppurative
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hidradenitis Suppurativa" by people in Profiles.
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Expanding the spectrum of ?-secretase gene mutation-associated phenotypes: two novel mutations segregating with familial hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) and acne conglobata. Exp Dermatol. 2016 Apr; 25(4):314-6.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (or Acne inversa) with autosomal dominant inheritance is not linked to chromosome 1p21.1-1q25.3 region. Exp Dermatol. 2010 Sep; 19(9):851-3.