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Case Reports
. 2015 Nov 3;187(16):1235.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150018. Epub 2015 Aug 10.

Hidradenitis suppurativa

R Gary Sibbald  1 , Asfandyar Mufti  2
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Case Reports

Hidradenitis suppurativa

R Gary Sibbald et al. CMAJ. .
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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Nodules, active inflamed abscesses, paired pits from previously inflamed hair follicles and scarring tracts in the sacral coccyx and gluteal region of a 43-year-old man with hidradenitis suppurativa.
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