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How do I know if I have Hidradenitis Suppurativa?
What signs or symptoms may make you suspect you may have Hidradenitis Suppurativa. People who have experience in Hidradenitis Suppurativa offer advice of what things may make you suspicious and which doctor you should go to to receive treatment
Do you have "bumps" that look like boils in the following areas: beneath armpits or breasts, along buttocks, in groin area, neck, back or scalp? Do these bumps refuse to burst or do they leak pus? Do they keep coming back? Do you feel fatigued, even though you have not been very active? Those "boils" are the real key to HS. They will form and reform in the same area or spread to other areas. However, please visit a doctor/dermatologist who is knowledgeable about HS to determine if that is what you have.
Posted Aug 21, 2017 by Penny 2150
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How is it diagnosed?
Currently, the delay in diagnosis is
considerable6.
There is no specific test diagnóstico5.
Is made based on the presence of lesions
typical of the disease, its location
specific and odor, chronicity, recurrence and the
lack of full healing with antibióticos6,8.
Although the diagnosis is based on clinical, sometimes the doctor
you may request additional testing (skin biopsies, cultures
of exudate, imaging tests), which will vary depending on the symptoms
of the patient and if you have other associated diseases.
Currently, a fundamental tool for the diagnosis of the
disease is ultrasound.
Currently, the delay in diagnosis is
considerable6.
There is no specific test diagnóstico5.
Is made based on the presence of lesions
typical of the disease, its location
specific and odor, chronicity, recurrence and the
lack of full healing with antibióticos6,8.
Although the diagnosis is based on clinical, sometimes the doctor
you may request additional testing (skin biopsies, cultures
of exudate, imaging tests), which will vary depending on the symptoms
of the patient and if you have other associated diseases.
Currently, a fundamental tool for the diagnosis of the
disease is ultrasound.
Posted Aug 12, 2017 by NAT 1910
