A 29-year-old African American female with a history of axillary hidradenitis suppurativa on oral clindamycin and doxycycline suppressive therapy presented to a forward deployed clinic in an austere, hot,...

Painful cysts on the sternal and left axillary regions that had worsened over the past 3 weeks prompted a 42-year-old man to seek medical care.

A 42-year-old African American male presented to our dermatology clinic for draining “boils” in his underarms and groin area for the past 2 years.

A patient was presented with chronic bilateral axillary lesions and was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).

Two major classification systems are used to stage the severity of HS: the Hurley system, and the Sartorius system. For more on the differences between the two methods, read more.

HS usually requires a combination of therapies for control.

A list of the most up-to-date literature on Hidradenitis Suppurativa, from PubMed.

A list of the most up-to-date literature on Hidradenitis Suppurativa, from PubMed.

Explanations of the Hurley staging system and Sartorius system for the evaluation of the stages of HS.