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Figure 16.17

Abscess.

This patient has the follicular occlusion triad (“tetrad” in this case), which consists of hidradenitis suppurativa, acne conglobata, and dissecting cellulitis of the scalp. This walled-off lesion began as a pilonidal sinus that later developed into an abscess. Note the older violaceous scars from previous furuncles and cystic acne lesions.