Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic (long-term) condition that causes painful ...

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic auto-inflammatory disorder which causes painful nodules, boils and abscesses which ...

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million ... indicated for deeper infections such as cellulitis and abscesses, or accompanied systemic disease. The incidence of problematic ...

Brianna Jenkins, 23, was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a skin disease that causes painful boil-like abscesses, when she was eight. When she got her period at age 10, her symptoms ...

The first way HS is diagnosed is through the type of lesions, which are inflammatory pustules, boils, or abscesses under the skin, Pichardo says. “They are bilateral, which means on both sides ...

Also known as acne inversa, this inflammatory condition is characterized by boil-like abscesses in folds of skin that tend to rub together like the armpits, breasts, groin, and buttocks.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) are two skin conditions that share similar symptoms, including inflamed bumps on the groin. HSV outbreaks may also occur anywhere the ...

HS flare-ups may involve a combination of blackheads, firm nodules, and softer abscesses—pus-filled cysts under the skin that can sometimes break open and release foul-smelling liquid.

That’s when the flares started up again. My skin was so inflamed and the HS tunneling started all around my groin. The ...