Disease or Syndrome
hidradenitis
Subclass of:
Sweat Gland Diseases
Definitions related to hidradenitis:
  • Inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands, characterized by redness, itching, pain or swelling of the sweat glands, usually in the axillae or groin.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The inflammation of a sweat gland (usually of the apocrine type). The condition can be idiopathic or occur as a result of or in association with another underlying condition. Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis is a relatively rare variant that has been reported in patients undergoing chemotherapy, usually for non-Hodgkin lymphomas or leukemic conditions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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