Radical surgical resection combined with lymphadenectomy-directed antimicrobial therapy yielding cure of severe axillary hidradenitis.

Background: The current gold standard therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is surgical resection. However, despite complete resection, the reoperation rate is reported as high as 54% due to wound infections and disease recurrences. Our hypothesis is that this high recurrence rate is related to retained disease and infected tissue not included in soft tissue resection, namely the lymph nodes.

Neonatal and infant feeding: effect on bone density at 4 years.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the type of feeding during the first 4 months of life affects bone mineral density at 4 years of age.

Methods: Healthy 4-year-old children were recruited from the offices of primary health care providers. After confirming the type of infant feeding by history, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry analysis was obtained at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and evaluated by a radiologist blinded as to feeding type.