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Introducción: el síndrome de oclusión folicular está compuesto por acné inverso, acné conglobata y la fístula pilonidal (triada); cuando se asocia la foliculitis disecante del cuero cabelludo entonces constituye la tétrada de oclusión folicular. El acné inverso es una enfermedad supurativa, crónica e invalidante, cuyas características clínicas son la presencia de comedones con múltiples aberturas que vinculan dos o más folículos, abscesos con comunicaciones epitelizadas, y sinus drenantes en regiones con glándulas apocrinas. La génesis de estas afecciones es básicamente genética con expresión dermatológica. Objetivo: caracterizar física e histopatológicamente a los pacientes que padecen de síndrome de oclusión folicular, así como, los resultados del tratamiento quirúrgico de la fístula pilonidal en este trastorno. Método: estudio del comportamiento de la fístula pilonidal en el síndrome de oclusión folicular en 37 enfermos con síndrome de oclusión folicular en Hospital Lenin. Se utilizó la exéresis local de las fístulas pilonidales y perianales, esta exéresis se extendió por el tejido celular subcutáneo hasta la facia. Luego la zona se reparó con injerto libre de piel. Resultados: la fístula pilonidal se presentó en cuatro pacientes de los estudiados con largos períodos evolutivos, los cuales fueron tratados con autoinjerto libre de piel. La hiperqueratosis, así como, la perifoliculitis fueron los cambios histopatológicos de mayor relevancia. Conclusiones: la fístula pilonidal es de difícil manejo en el curso del síndrome de oclusión folicular y solo encuentra solución en el tratamiento quirúrgico con autoinjerto libre de piel.
Introduction: follicular occlusive syndrome includes inverse acne, acne conglobata and pilonidal fistula (triad); when it is associated to the dissecting folliculitis of the scalp then it constitutes the tetrad of follicular occlusion. Reverse acne is a suppurative, chronic and invalidating disease. Its clinical features are the presence of comedones with multiple openings that link two or more follicles, abscesses with epithelial communications, and draining sinuses in regions with apocrine glands. The genesis of these affections is basically genetic with dermatological expression. Objective: to describe physically and histopathologically the patients with follicular occlusion syndrome, as well as the results of surgical treatment of pilonidal fistula in this disorder. Method: the study is on the prevalence of pilonidal fistula in follicular occlusion syndrome in 37 patients with follicular occlusion syndrome. The local excision of the pilonidal and perianal fistulas was performed, this exeresis extended by the subcutaneous cellular tissue until the facia. The area was then repaired with a skin-free graft. Results: four patients had the pilonidal fistula, with long periods of evolution, who were treated with autograft of skin. Hyperkeratosis, as well as, perifolliculitis were the most relevant histopathological changes. Conclusion: the pilonidal fistula is difficult for follicular occlusion syndrome management and only the surgical treatment is the most suitable .
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic cutaneous inflammatory disease. Few reports have been published on the influence of race, ethnicity, and other patient demographic factors as determinants of care for HS. Data from the 2005 to 2011 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) were analyzed for to assess factors that were predictive of outpatient visits for HS. Logistic regression controlling for demographic and other factors showed several disparities. African Americans are more likely to experience clinic visits for HS than Whites (Odds Ratio (OR) 2.00, p = 0.047). Moreover, non-Hispanic, non-Latino patients are more likely to visit the clinic for HS than Hispanic, Latino patients (OR 5.49, p = 0.002). Additionally, with increasing patient age, there is less likelihood of a clinic visit for HS (OR 0.99; p = 0.03). Although obese patients were 3.5 times more likely to have an HS office visit than normal weight individuals, this difference was not significant (p = 0.07). Since weight was not collected in this survey until 2005 and data collection continues, further years of data may refine these estimates. These results suggest there may be either increased risk of HS among specific groups, disparities in health access for care of HS, or both.