Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), in Association with Helicobacter Pylori, in a Female Sudanese Patient: Case Report

摘要

Hidradenitis suppurativa (H S) is an annoying chronic condition characterized by swollen, painful and inflamed lesions in the axillae, groin, and other parts of the body that contain apocrine glands. The disease was originally attributed to a chronic acneiform infection of the apocrine glands but more recently it was documented to be due to a folliculitis. The hallmark of the disease is sinus tracts and draining fistulas in the skin. We reported here a rare case of H S in a 26 years old Sudanese female, who, presented with insidious onset and progressive course of nodulo-pustular lesions that discharged foul pus of 2 month duration. The lesions involved the chin, cheeks and the forehead. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. By immunostaining the lesions were positive for Helicobacter pylori antigen. A stool examination was positive for H. pylori infection. The patient responded well to ant- H. pylori therapy and the lesions regressed.