| hidradenitis | 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 leukaemic conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| hidradenitis axillaris of Verneuil | An axillary abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hidradenitis suppurativa | This is an illness characterised by multiple abscesses that form under the arm pits and in the groin area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acrospiroma, eccrine | A tumour derived from eccrine sweat duct epithelium which may be intra-epidermal (hidro-acanthoma simplex), juxta-epidermal (eccrine poroma) or intradermal (dermal duct tumour). They are comparatively uncommon. There is no indication that heredity or external agents cause these tumours. (rook et al., textbook of dermatology, 4th ed, p2409) (12 Dec 1998) |
| eccrine | <dermatology> Denoting the flow of sweat. Synonym: exocrine. Origin: G. Ek-krino, to secrete (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine acrospiroma | <tumour> A tumour derived from eccrine sweat glands, composed of glycogen-rich clear cells. Synonym: eccrine acrospiroma, nodular hidradenoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine gland | <anatomy, dermatology> A coiled tubular sweat gland (other than apocrine gland's) that occurs in the skin on almost all parts of the body and secrete sweat directly onto the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine poroma | <tumour> A poroma or acrospiroma of the eccrine sweat glands, usually occurring on the sole of the foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eccrine spiradenoma | <tumour> A typically painful benign skin tumour composed of two cell types derived from the secretory part of eccrine sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |