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MSH: A chronic suppurative and cicatricial disease of the apocrine glands occurring chiefly in the axillae in women and in the groin and anal regions in men. It is characterized by poral occlusion with secondary bacterial infection, evolving into abscesses which eventually rupture. As the disease becomes chronic, ulcers appear, sinus tracts enlarge, fistulas develop, and fibrosis and scarring become evident.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic disease of a type of <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sweat.html'>sweat</a> gland. It can occur in one or multiple areas of your body. HS usually develops in your armpits, groin and anal area. It causes long-term skin inflammation and can be painful. </p><p>Symptoms include </p><ul><li> Blackheads and red, tender bumps, called abscesses. The abscesses get bigger, break open and leak pus</li><li>Tunnels that form under the skin between abscesses </li><li> Scarring</li></ul><p>No one knows what causes HS. It is more common in women, Afric
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