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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prevention And Treatment

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa or acne inversa is a non-infectious skin disease that affects the particular body areas where oil or sweat glands exist or the areas with skin to skin contact. These are groin, anal region, buttocks, breasts and underarms. The skin condition affects around 25% percent of the population around the globe, and is more common females as compared to males. Hidradenitis Suppurativa Causes: Hindradenitis suppurativa causes include blockage of the apocrine glands. This clogging occurs due to the accumulation of dead skin cells, bacteria or excessive oil production that gets trapped within your gland. Such tends to cause the formation of pus, resulting in swelling. What actually leads this normal blockage into Hidradenitis suppurativa, is yet to be known, though, according to the theories few factors that may contribute include genetic disorders, hormone imbalances and auto-immune reaction. Besides, being obese or excessive sweating also raises the chances of