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case_images: The incised and drained abscesses prior to the administration of antibiotic therapy
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case_images: The impression at this time was one of hidradenitis suppurativa (Fig 1).  
case_images: Histology slides: granulomatous inflammation with central necrosis (40x magnification; left) and granuloma in the centre of the picture and caseation in the bottom right (200x magnification; right)
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case_images: The histology was reported as 'chronic inflammation with multinucleate giant cells along with foci of caseating necrosis surrounded by granulomas' (Fig 2).
case_images: The healed abscesses after surgical debridement and antibiotics therapy
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case_images: The wound had healed completely (Fig 3).