Lacrimal adenitis, or dacryoadenitis, is an unusual and rare eye disorder characterised by swelling of one or both lacrimal glands due to inflammation (in ...
For years, doctors couldn’t explain why Cydney Carter was breaking out with painful “boils” on her skin. Then, she received a ...
There’s a “perfect storm” of health care problems for Black and biracial people when it comes to hidradenitis suppurativa (HS ...
It took more than two decades for Leisa Prescott to receive a diagnosis after suffering with inflamed abscesses and nodules ...
There’s nothing worse than trying to deal with painful skin symptoms when you have no idea why they’re happening. If you are Black and have hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), you might wait years ...
But the brave Queenslander is fed up with keeping her suffering a secret, and wants others with her disorder to know they are ...
Like many preteens, Cydney Carter’s body began changing during puberty. When she was 12, she observed unexpected changes — large bumps and bruises on her inner thighs. “I remember thinking ...
Leisa Prescott suffered 24 years of inflamed abscesses and nodules on her skin, but doctors didn't know why. The sores began to develop in her groin, she had to get an incision and drainage to ...
In some cases, secondary infections, rare complications, and painful, severe symptoms may warrant an emergency visit. Painful bumps, cysts, abscesses, and tunnels of infection under the skin ...
Førsvoll and Oymar 5 Increased IL-1 β, IL-6, TNF-α levels Inflammation Stojanov et al 9 Increased IL-6, INF-γ, IL-1β, TNF-α levels; reduced IL-4 levels Inflammation Brown et al 11 ...