Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin condition that features lumps under the skin that range from pea-sized to marble sized. This condition is also known as acne inversa. Hidradenitis Suppurativa is NOT contagious. This condition usually occurs where skin rubs together such as between the buttocks, under the breasts, the armpits and the groin. Most of these lumps tend to be very painful and when they break open they often produce malodorous pus. Though Hidradenitis Suppurativa occurs in
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory cutaneous disorder that involves the infundibular terminal follicles in areas rich in apocrine glands and associated with the formation of abscesses and fistulating sinus1. It may affect any area of the body surface, but most often it affects the skin of the axillae and inguinoperineal regions. The incidence is reported to be as high as one in 3002. The clinical course is variable, ranging from mild cases characterized by the frequent appearance
person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.” Everyone goes through a phase in finding and accepting themselves, for me it took a long time. Around the age of eleven, I had a rare and incurable skin disease called Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) for short. It’s a disease that usually begins as pimple-like bumps on the skin. There’s three stages to this disease, I have stage three which is the most appalling stage. My pimple-like bump grows deep into my chest that becomes painful
Many schools around the world now have school dress codes. It’s an opportunity for kids to get used to having to dress or look a certain way. But, should schools around the world really have school dress codes? The facts are that school dress codes violate kids Freedom Of Speech, Some School dress codes are against their religion, even sometimes they can affect kids grades, and can hurt students health. School dress codes violate students Freedom Of Speech and decide for the students what they have
after my accident I was diagnoses with Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory, chronic skin disease characterized by recurrent, painful, boil-like lumps (nodules) under the skin. My condition had no cure and can worsen due to stress and sometimes weather changes. On campus having to deal with phone calls from my lawyer, medical doctors and insurance companies while trying to keep my attention on my school caused my Hidradenitis to happen very often and I was in great
What is acne? Acne is a common skin condition and it appears to run in families. A link between the family history and patients with acne problems has been formed which suggests that there is an increased probability of developing acne if an ancestor had suffered from the condition. (Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, 2002). This skin condition causes hair follicles to affect the patients face, chest and/or back. During puberty many teenagers experience acne at different severity levels