Other symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa include blackheads and, when the disease progresses and becomes more severe, larger abscesses and tunnels underneath the skin (known as fistulas or sinus ...

However, unlike other common skin sores, hidradenitis suppurativa tends to affect different body regions and cause major scarring. The scars can interfere with movement and a person’s quality of life.

Learning to manage hidradenitis suppurativa can be an ongoing process. The chronic skin condition causes painful lumps under the skin, especially in the armpits, groin, and under the breasts, ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a painful long-term skin condition that can affect the buttocks. It can cause skin abscesses and scarring. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic condition that can be mild ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa is not contagious. But it may have a genetic link and could be affected by other factors. Hidradenitis suppurative (HS) is a chronic skin condition that creates boil-like ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects thousands of Americans. People with HS experience breakouts of pimple- or boil-like lesions on areas of their body ...

Angry-looking bumps and boils on your face may look like HS, but experts say they are likely caused by another skin condition. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic skin condition that can cause ...

More than half of patients with treatment-resistant hidradenitis suppurativa achieved a 55% improvement in their disease after initiating golimumab, a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor, according to a ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), also called acne inversa, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. People with HS have lesions that can include painful, deep-seated nodules and abscesses that can cause ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a long-lasting skin condition that causes painful, inflamed lumps, cysts, and skin tunnels — often near your sweat glands. HS is likely caused by an overactive immune ...