Intermammary Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Considerations on a Unique Presentation

摘要

Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a potentially disabling chronic inflammatory disease. The intermammary location, not clearly specified in the usual phenotypic classifications, entails significant functional and cosmetic compromise. Case Presentation: Eleven cases of predominantly intermammary disease with multiple fistulization and disfiguring scarring were observed at our Department between January 2016 and March 2020. They were young (mean age = 22 years) obese or overweight women, in which the medical-surgical approach has led to variable results. Discussion/ Conclusion: Intermammary HS possibly represents a unique phenotypic presentation, likely to be fistulizing and severe.