Tag Mark L. Manwaring

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which was first described by Alfred Velpeau in the early 1800s, is a chronic inflammatory condition of apocrine sweat glands affecting between 2% and 4% of young adults. HS results in significant morbidity in many patients. Although…

Introduction An anal fistula is an abnormal communication between the inside of the anus and epithelium outside the anus. The most common anal fistula is an anocutaneous fistula, which is the subject of this chapter. Etiology Anal glands have an…