Introduction to Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Authors: Miroslava Verbat, med. student, Ema Šutáková, med. student, Dominika Miklišová med. student, Julia Bartkova, MD

General Introduction

Hidradenitis suppurativa, also called Verneuil’s disease or acne inversa  is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by lesions located in hair follicles (1).

It is described as a pyoderma of the adnexal structures, more specifically of the apocrine glands, located on the scalp, neck, axilla, breast, periumbilical, inguinal, perianal, and gluteal regions, creating fistulas, abscesses, and fibrosis.

The disease is not common, within Europe the prevalence is 1%.