Surgical management of hidradenitis suppurativa.

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Menderes A., Sunay O., Vayvada H., Yilmaz M.

International journal of medical sciences, vol.7, no.4, pp.240-7, 2010 (Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 7 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.7150/ijms.7.240
• Journal Name: International journal of medical sciences
• Journal Indexes: Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.240-7
• Keywords: Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Surgery, Treatment, Gluteal, Axillary, Perianal
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: 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.