Hidradenitis
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Specialty | Dermatology |
Hidradenitis is any disease in which the
It can also be defined more generally as an inflammation of sweat glands.[2]
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic cutaneous condition originally thought to be primarily characterized by suppurative inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands.[3]: 710 Recent evidence supports that the primary event is follicular hyperkeratosis and obstruction,[4] but the term hidradenitis supperativa has continued to be used in major medical journals.[5]
Symptoms
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin condition, considered a member of the acne family of disorders.[6] It is sometimes called acne inversa. The first signs of HS are small bumps on the skin that resemble pimples, cysts, boils, or folliculitis. As the disease progresses and abscesses reoccur, they become larger and more painful; eventually tunnels of scar tissue connect the lesions. These lesions may open up if they become too enlarged and drain bloodstained pus.[7]
Risk factor
One risk factor is age; HS usually starts after puberty, usually in the teens and twenties.[8] The condition is much more common in women than in men but is usually more serious and debilitating in men. Other associated conditions include obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, arthritis, acne, and other inflammatory disorders. Early diagnosis of this disease is very important to decrease the number of flares, pain, and discomfort.[7]
Treatment
The Mayo Clinic suggests the following: antibiotics (generally the lowest side effect profile compared to other treatments);
Some products for adult acne may help relieve some symptoms for people with hidradenitis, although there is no guarantee it will work in all or even most individuals.
Alternative treatments not approved by the FDA include
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ "hidradenitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
- S2CID 34144101.
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- ^ staff, familydoctor org editorial. "Hidradenitis Suppurativa". familydoctor.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ a b >Revuz, J. E., Canoui-Poitrine, F., Wolkenstein, P., Viallette, C., Gabison, G., Pouget, F., ... & Grob, J. J. (2008). Prevalence and factors associated with hidradenitis suppurativa: results from two case-control studies. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 59(4), 596-601.
- ^ "Hidradenitis Suppurativa". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ Mayo Clinic: Hidradenitis suppurativa support
- ^ Birth Control Pills for Certain Female Skin-Related Issues