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Hidradenitis suppurativa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hidradenitis suppurativa or HS is a skin disease that affects areas bearing apocrine sweat glands and hair follicles; such as the underarms, groin and buttocks. : 710 It is more commonly found...
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Hidradenitis is a chronic disease of the apocrine glands (a form of sweat gland found on certain parts of the body). For unknown reasons, people with hidradenitis develop plugging or clogging of their apocrine glands.
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Overview: Hidradenitis suppurativa is an annoying chronic condition characterized by swollen, painful, inflamed lesions in the axillae, groin, and other parts of the body that contain apocrine glands. The disease is a chronic acneiform infection of the ... ... For further information, see Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa - The sufferers' site. ... Diagnosis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa ... Medical Treatments for Hidradenitis Suppurativa...
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Patient information: A handout on hidradenitis suppurativa, written by the author of this article, is provided on page 1554. ... Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, recurrent, debilitating disease that presents with painful, inflamed lesions in the apocrine-gland-bearing areas of the body, most commonly the...
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