title: Hiradenitis suppurativa presenting as a polypoidal lesion at the anal verge.
abstract: Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic disease characterized by painful recurrent abscesses, fistulas and scarring lesions in axilla, groin, perineum and rarely mass lesions at the affected site. Here we present a case of hidradenitis suppurativa that presented as a polypoidal growth at the anal verge.
authors.affiliation: University Professorial Unit, The National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Seneviratne
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Samarasekera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000473:pathology; D017497:Hidradenitis Suppurativa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male