2012-03-01
Is mechanical stress an important pathogenic factor in hidradenitis suppurativa?
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Experimental Dermatology , Volume 21 - Issue 3 p. 176- 177
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic of recurrent, inflammatory, follicular disease that usually presents after puberty with painful deep-seated, inflamed lesions in the inverse skin areas of the body. It has been hypothesized that mechanical pressure or friction is a risk factor for HS. We describe the case of a man with a lower leg amputation who presented HS-like lesions on his leg stump after wearing a leg prosthesis. Although pilonidal sinus-like disease could not be excluded, we diagnosed him with HS-like lesions, induced by prosthesis-related friction. We argue that this case supports the concept that mechanical friction and a warm humid microclimate by occlusion contribute to HS development.
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| doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0625.2012.01443.x, hdl.handle.net/1765/63622 | |
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| Organisation | Department of Dermatology |
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de Winter, K., van der Zee, H., & Prens, E. (2012). Is mechanical stress an important pathogenic factor in hidradenitis suppurativa?. Experimental Dermatology, 21(3), 176–177. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0625.2012.01443.x |
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