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Hidradenitis suppurativa

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  • FAQ about Hidradenitis suppurativa

    Hidradenitis suppurativa, often abbreviated as HS, is a long-term inflammatory skin condition that can be confusing, painful, and frustrating for the people who live with it. This FAQ explains what HS is, why it happens, how it is diagnosed, what treatment…

  • Prevention of Hidradenitis suppurativa

    Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that develops when hair follicles in specific body areas become blocked, rupture, and trigger repeated inflammation. Because its development involves both inherited susceptibility and biological processes that are not fully controllable, HS…

  • Treatment for Hidradenitis suppurativa

    Hidradenitis suppurativa is treated with a combination of medical therapy, procedures, and long-term disease management strategies. The main treatments include topical and oral antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medications, hormonal therapies in selected patients, biologic drugs that alter immune signaling, and surgical or procedural…

  • Diagnosis of Hidradenitis suppurativa

    Hidradenitis suppurativa, often abbreviated HS, is identified primarily through clinical evaluation rather than a single confirmatory laboratory test. It is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects areas where skin rubs together, especially the armpits, groin, buttocks, inner thighs, and under…

  • Causes of Hidradenitis suppurativa

    Hidradenitis suppurativa develops when hair follicles in certain areas of the body become blocked, damaged, and then drive a persistent inflammatory response. The condition is not caused by a single factor. Instead, it arises from a combination of follicular obstruction, immune…

  • Symptoms of Hidradenitis suppurativa

    Hidradenitis suppurativa most often causes recurrent painful lumps, deep nodules, abscesses, draining tunnels, and scarring in areas where skin rubs together, such as the armpits, groin, buttocks, and under the breasts. These symptoms arise because the condition is not just a…