9.4 Conclusion
HS is multifactorial. Follicular occlusion and disruption are predisposing factors, but other factors, including bacterial colonization and an as yet unknown pro-inflammatory mechanism, are at work. HS can be described as inverse recurrent suppuration according to topography, clinical evolution, and morphology. Looking at the parameters of etiology, morphology, pathogenesis, and therapy, HS can be differentiated from the acnes and from simple folliculitis.
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Revuz, J., Jemec, G.B.E., Leyden, J. (2006). Nosology and Classification. In: Jemec, G.B.E., Revuz, J., Leyden, J.J. (eds) Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33101-8_9
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