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Hidradenitis supprurativa
Disease of the apocrine glands. Painful infection of apocrine glands (axilla in women and groin in men). Predilection to intertriginous regions (perineum, scrotum, labia, inframammary fold). Diagnosis is clinical.
- Signs and symptoms
- Painful, pea-sized or marble-sized comedone(s) that bridge together
- Breaks open releasing pus
- Persists for years
- Local itching and burning
- Worsened by obesity, stress, horomonal chages, smoking, and sweating
- Management
- Surgical therapy: ultimate therapy
- Weight loss
- Lifestyle changes to reduce future problems
