Hidradenitis suppurativa: bacteriological study in surgical treatment.

INTRODUCTION

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory chronic disease of the hair follicles that presents with different lesions in the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the human body. There are many possible factors for HS. Acne inversa is not primarily considered to be an infectious disease. A variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have been found from the lesions sporadically.

AIM: To assess the bacteriological profile of HS before surgical treatment.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

We collected specimens for aerobic microbiological testing from 18 patients before surgical treatment in our hospital. The specimens were obtained from abscesses, directly from skin fistulas, on day 1 of hospitalisation.

RESULTS

The most common bacteria in HS lesions were Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus mirabilis. In 4 patients we found multi-drug-resistant bacteria (MLSB, MRSA and A. baumannii).

CONCLUSIONS

Long-term antibiotic treatment can cause multi-drug resistance in strains collected in HS lesions.