Hidradenitis suppurativa - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年6月21日 · Hidradenitis suppurativa (hi-drad-uh-NIE-tis sup-yoo-ruh-TIE-vuh), also known as acne inversa, is a condition that causes small, painful lumps to form under the skin. The lumps usually develop in areas where your skin rubs together, such as the armpits, groin, buttocks and breasts. The lumps heal …
What is hidradenitis suppurativa in the groin? - Medical News Today
网页2023年1月17日 · Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in the groin is an inflammatory skin condition that more commonly affects females. Symptoms include abscesses, which are lumps in the skin...
Recurring Boils: Causes and Treatment - Healthline
网页2023年5月9日 · Recurring boils happen for a number of reasons. We’ll explain who’s more susceptible, how to treat them, and how to prevent them in the first place.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Acne Inversa): A Complete Picture
网页Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), also called acne inversa, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects apocrine gland-bearing skin in the axillae, groin, and under the breasts. It is characterised by persistent or recurrent boil-like nodules and abscesses that culminate in a purulent discharge , sinuses , and scarring.
Understanding Hidradenitis Suppurativa of the Groin - Healthgrades
网页2022年8月21日 · Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic condition that affects the sweat glands in high-friction areas like the groin and armpits. Also known as acne inversa, it causes painful swollen red lumps and boils to form in the skin.
7 Signs You Could Have Hidradenitis Suppurativa - HealthCentral
网页2023年1月19日 · If you keep developing unexplained lumps or boils in places on your body where skin meets skin—like the armpits, inner thighs, back of the knees, or genitals—you might have a chronic skin...
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: The Recurrent Boil Problem
网页2020年10月16日 · Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a skin condition that occurs in the groin, armpits, breasts, and abdominal skin folds in which inflamed reddish bumps occur and are often called “boils.” The lesions are recurrent and are extremely painful, appear suddenly, eventually open up and drain.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS): Symptoms, Causes, and …
网页2023年8月22日 · Hidradenitis suppurativa is a long-term (chronic) skin condition. The exact cause is unknown. Inflammation of certain sweat glands leads to painful and repeated lumps of pus (boils or abscesses). Suppuration means formation or discharge of pus. These areas (commonly the armpits and groin) leak pus …
Inflamed/Infected Sweat Glands (Hidradenitis) - Johns Hopkins Medicine
网页What is hidradenitis? While what actually causes hidradenitis is poorly understood, the process itself is clearly documented. Hair follicles and glands which produce sweat on the underarms, groin, buttocks and under the breasts for some women, become clogged, unable to slough out dead skin cells.
Hidradenitis suppurativa: Signs and symptoms - American …
网页The first sign of HS is often a painful spot that looks like a deep pimple, acne cyst, or boil. This spot often appears on an armpit (as shown here) or in the groin area. Some people develop a spot on their buttocks or inner thigh.