Features include multiple bumps or lumps on the skin that can be inflamed, hard, or discolored.
A dermatologist (physician specializing in skin diseases) often diagnoses and treats hidradenitis suppurativa.
This condition causes bumps that begin to appear on the skin during the teen years or 20s.
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This key in of examination can helpguide treatmentbecause the other conditions require different medical treatments.
The Hurley staging system is a commonly recognized method for classifying the severity of hidradenitis suppurativa.
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