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In 1854, Verneuil described an inflammatory disease with formation of abscesses in intertriginous areas and name it “hidradénite phlégmoneuse” Later, in 1951, Kirland believed that acne conglobata, dissecting cellulitis of the scalp and hidrosadenitis suppurativa all represented unusual forms of pyodermas originating in the apocrine gland. In 1956 Pillsbury and colleagues recognized that follicular hyperkeratinization was at the origin of the three diseases, which were later called acne triad. With the addition of the pilonodal sinus to this triad, it became known as the acne tetrade. Finally renamed acne inversa in 1989 by Plewig and Steger.
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Chatelain, R., Hary, C., Konz, B., Plewig, G. (2000). Acne Inversa. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03835-2_2
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