A Clinical Study of Acne Inversa

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  • Acne inversa（反対型ざ瘡）32症例の検討

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The term acne inversa has been introduced to cover acne conglobata, hidradenitis suppurativa, and perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, comprehensively. A study of 32 Japanese patients with acne inversa yielded the following observations: 1) the male to female ratio was 25: 7, 2) the mean onset of the disease was estimated to be at 26 years old, 3) positive family history was observed in 5 patients, 4) the affected areas were buttocks and the perineal area in 72%, head and neck in 65%, torso in 41%, and axilla in 28% of cases, 5) multiple areas were affected in 50% of cases, 6) double comedones was noted in 72%, 7) cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas had occurred in 3 patients on the skin sites affected by acne inversa, 8) 4 patients had concurrent internal malignancy such as lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, unspecified sarcoma, and acute lymphocytic leukemia, and 9) unroofing operation was a useful method for sparing normal skin.Skin Research, 12: 3-11, 2013

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  • Hifu no kagaku

    Hifu no kagaku 12 (1), 3-11, 2013

    Meeting of Osaka Dermatological Association/Meeting of Keiji Dermatological Association

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