- Inflammatory process affecting apocrine sweat glands
- African-American, women>men
- Episodic/recurrent painful nodules/boils, draining, erruptions affecting underarm, groin, ano-genital areas
- Can become secondarily infected
- Tender nodules, groin and underarm areas
- Sometimes scars from prior episodes
- Often draining purulent and foul smelling material
- Sometimes sinus tracts