Hidradenitissuppurativa is a disease of:
A. Eccrine sweat glands
B. Apocrine sweat glands
C. Kaposi sarcoma
D. Hair follicle
A. Eccrine sweat glands
B. Apocrine sweat glands
C. Kaposi sarcoma
D. Hair follicle
Ans.
B. Apocrine sweat glands
Cutaneous S. aureus infections include
impetigo, cellulitis, and hidradenitissuppurativa recurrent follicular
infections in regions such as the axilla. . S. aureus is one of the most common
causes of surgical wound infection.
Infection of apocrine sweat glands
hidradenitissuppurativa. can also mimic
infection of hair follicles, particularly in the axillae .
•This is a rare condition characterized
by a painful, discharging, chronic inflammation of the skin at sites rich in
apocrine glands axilla, groins. . The cause is unknown but it is commoner in
females, and within some families it appears to be inherited in an autosomal
dominant fashion . •Clinically it presents after puberty with papules, nodules
and abscesses which often progress to cysts and sinus formation. With time,
scarring may arise. The condition follows a chronic relapsing/ remitting course
and is often worse in obese individuals.
