If you have advanced HS, you may need a medication that works throughout the body, such as a pill.
Medications that you apply to the HS include: An antibiotic, such as clindamycin or dapsone, to reduce pus-filled lumps and treat infection.
Resorcinol, a peel that opens up clogged hair follicles and reduces inflammation..
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory disease with a global prevalence of 1-4%, characterized by multiple painful nodules, abscesses, and fistulas that form scars in intertriginous regions (i.e., inguinal, axillary, mammary)..
Hidradenitis suppurativa develops when hair follicles become blocked, but why this blockage occurs isn't known.
Experts think it could be connected to hormones, genetic predisposition, cigarette smoking or excess weight..
British Journal of Dermatology, BJD, is a top-ranked international dermatology journal, publishing the highest-quality research to advance the understanding and management of skin disease to improve patient outcomes
The journal publishes high impact global research, including that coming from the United States and Canada
HS skin lesions were characterized by quantitative and qualitative dysfunction of type 2 conventional dendritic cells, relatively reduced regulatory T cells, an influx of memory B cells, and a plasma cell/plasmablast infiltrate predominantly in end-stage fibrotic skin
