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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue 680-709 > Other Diseases Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue 700-709 > Disorders Of Sweat Glands 705.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 705.83 Hidradenitis A chronic suppurative and cicatricial disease of the apocrine glands occurring chiefly in the axillae in women and in the groin and anal regions in men. It is characterized by poral occlusion with secondary bacterial infection, evolving into abscesses which eventually rupture. As the disease becomes chronic, ulcers appear, sinus tracts enlarge, fistulas develop, and fibrosis and scarring become evident. Hormonal mechanisms are expected in its pathogenesis. The inflammation of a sweat gland (usually of the apocrine type). The condition can be idiopathic or occur as a result of or in association with another underlying condition. Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis is a relatively rare variant that has been reported in patients undergoing chemotherapy, usually for non-Hodgkin lymphomas or leukemic conditions. 705.83 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 705.83 contains 6 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 705.* hierarchy 705.83 also known as: Hidradenitis suppurativa Index entries containing 705.83: Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome Pollitzer's (hidradenitis suppurativa) 705.83 Hidradenitis (axillaris) (suppurative) 705.83 Hydradenitis 705.83 Hydroadenitis 705.83 Hydrosadenitis 705.83 Pollitzer's disease (hidradenitis suppurativa) 705.83