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 ...

“When the fever is due to significant inflammation – such as acute otitis media (ear infections) or adenitis (swollen lymph glands) – I prefer ibuprofen,” Molina says. “But for temperature control, ...

Although HS is uncommon, it’s not rare—about 200 to 300 Black or biracial people out of 100,000 have it. While dermatologists ...

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 ...

It took more than two decades for Leisa Prescott to receive a diagnosis after suffering with inflamed abscesses and nodules ...

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 ...

But the brave Queenslander is fed up with keeping her suffering a secret, and wants others with her disorder to know they are ...

People with hidradenitis suppurativa sometimes receive misdiagnosis for other conditions, including folliculitis and acne. A dermatologist can make an accurate diagnosis. Hidradenitis suppurativa ...

PMID 29653236 July Foster KJ, Rodrigues JM, Lee J, Powell S, Azmeh R, Knutsen AP. Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenitis syndrome at a single children's hospital. Inter J Allergy ...

Standard Poodles are known for suffering from a vast array of autoimmune diseases with sebaceous adenitis (SA) and Addison’s disease (AD) being the most vexing. There is suspicion that these two ...