Hidradenitis Supuratif

HS

is

chronic,

infammatory,

recurrent,

debilitating skin disease (of the hair follicle) that

usually presents after puberty with painful, deepseated, infamed lesions in the apocrine glandbearing areas of the body, most commonly the
axillary, inguinal, and anogenital regions.
The First International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Research Symposium (2006, Dessau, Germany)

Epidemiology
Common disorder with a point prevalence of
1-4%
More common in females ( : = 2:1 to 5:1)
HS rarely develops before puberty or after
menopause
The average age of onset is 23 years.
Genitofemoral lesions are more prevalent in
women, whereas axillary involvement does
not demonstrate a gender predilection.
Mauro, Theodora M. Disorders of Eccrine and Apocrine Glands. In: Goldsmith LA, Katz SI, Gilchrest BA, Paller AS, Leffell DJ, Wolff K,
editors. Fitzpatricks Dermatology in General Medicine Eighth Edition. New York: McGraw Hill Medical; 2012. p. 953-959.

Etiology
Adnexal structures
Genetic factors
Associated diseases
Hormones and androgens
Obesity
Bacterial infection
Smoking
Mauro, Theodora M. Disorders of Eccrine and Apocrine Glands. In: Goldsmith LA, Katz SI, Gilchrest BA, Paller AS, Leffell DJ, Wolff K,
editors. Fitzpatricks Dermatology in General Medicine Eighth Edition. New York: McGraw Hill Medical; 2012. p. 953-959.