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Overview: What is acne inversa?

Despite the similar name, acne inversa (acne inversa) should not be confused with “common acne” (acne vulgaris), which plagues many adolescents during puberty.
Rather, it is a chronic skin disease that is difficult to treat and in which painful and often weeping skin changes (skin lesions) form on various parts of the body, usually in episodes.

Symptoms: Acne inversa

Acne inversa typically results in the formation of painful, bright red, firm skin nodules and skin lumps.
These can develop into encapsulated accumulations of pus (abscesses), which can fuse together in depth and break open to the outside.
Purulent or bloody-watery secretions then emerge.
The skin lesions may disappear spontaneously, but may recur and persist.
In addition, branched tubular ducts can form in the tissue, so-called fistulas.
They can open out on the surface of the skin and secrete a secretion.
When the inflammatory skin changes heal, they often leave scars.