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Don't know if anyone has treated of hidradenitis suppurativa but i need advice?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Hidradenitis suppura: Is a skin disease that most commonly affects areas bearing apocrine sweat glands or sebaceous glands, such as underarms, breasts, inner thighs, groin & buttocks. Treatment can include lifestyle changes such as diet (avoid refined carbohydrates) & weight loss, warm compresses with distilled vinegar water, antibiotics, steroids, vitamin a, zinc gluconate, turmeric, topical agents such as clindamycin.

Answered 3/23/2015

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