Hidradenitis suppurativa, familial
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is thought to be a common, though underreported, skin disease affecting inverse areas or skin folds (e.g., armpits, groin, and breasts) and where apocrine glands (a form of sweat gland) and hair follicles are found. It is not contagious, but it is recurrent. It typically manifests as a single boil-like, pus-filled abscess or hard sebaceous lumps (lumps composed of sebum, or oil, which is excreted by the sebacous glands associated with hair follicles) and may progress to painful, deep-seated, inflamed clusters of lesions with chronic seepage involving significant scarring [1][2].
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The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) offers an information packet on hidradenitis and sweating disorders in general. We recommend calling the toll-free number below to request a copy of this information.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
National Institutes of Health
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Bethesda, Maryland 20892-3675
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Telephone: 301-495-4484
TTY: 301-565-2966
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E-mail: niamsinfo@mail.nih.gov
Web site: http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/index.htm
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