Vasanth Vani, Chandrashekar Byalakere Shivanna
Department of Dermatology, Cutis Academy of Cutaneous Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Indian Dermatol Online J. 2014 Oct;5(4):491-3. doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.142517.
Follicular occlusion tetrad is a symptom complex consisting of four conditions having a similar pathophysiology. It includes Hidradenitis suppurativa, acne conglobata, dissecting cellulitis of the scalp and pilonidal sinus. The exact pathogenesis of this group of disease is unknown but evidence suggests that they share the same pathological process initiated by follicular occlusion in apocrine gland bearing areas. Though each of these conditions is commonly encountered singly, follicular occlusion tetrad as a symptom complex has been rarely reported in the literature.
毛囊闭锁四联症是一种由四种具有相似病理生理学的病症组成的症状复合体。它包括化脓性汗腺炎、聚合性痤疮、头皮穿掘性蜂窝织炎和藏毛窦。这组疾病的确切发病机制尚不清楚，但有证据表明它们具有相同的病理过程，该过程由大汗腺分布区域的毛囊闭锁引发。虽然这些病症中的每一种都很常见，但毛囊闭锁四联症作为一种症状复合体在文献中很少被报道。
