"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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