PMC5328982_01
Widespread abscesses present in 49-year-old male patient. (A) Back of patient showing grouped comedones and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) scars. (B) Inguinal scars. (C) Close-up of open HS lesions.
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A 49-year-old male construction worker presented with a 29-year history of multiple abscesses in his buttock, inguinal, and axillary regions (Figure 1) and a history of severe post-pubertal acne conglobate. His back was studded with innumerable large comedones not unlike those seen in NC, however rather more spread out (Figure 1A), and with significant scarring.