Why does hydradenitis occur (purulent inflammation of sweat glands)? What to do to prevent the appearance of hydraenite?
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Hydradenit
Hydradenitis is purulent inflammation of sweat glands, located mainly in the armpits and significantly less frequently in the area of the crotch or around the nipples. In the past, this disease was called «bitch duc». Ensure to this disease, scratches, including those formed after shaving, diameters, non-compliance with the rules of hygiene, the use of depilling agents, the overall wealth of the body, some endocrine diseases, especially diabetes, and in women - a violation of the function of sweat glands. The causative agents of this disease are staphylococci. These bacteria penetrate the sweat glands or through their output ducts, or by lymphatic vessels, and then through the surrounding glands, fat fiber.
Manifestations of hydragenite
At the beginning of the disease at the place of inflammation there is a feeling of itching, it appears dense to the touch very painful swelling with a diameter of several millimeters to 1-2 cm. Gradually, the size of swelling and pain increases. Leather above it becomes a crimson-red. The swelling center is gradually softened, revealed, and a creamy pynae begins through the resulting hole. The development cycle of one infiltrate lasts 10-15 days. Halfing of the hydraenite ends the formation of a scar.
Often in the process of inflammation are involved neighboring hard glands. At the same time, an extensive very painful infiltrate is formed, the skin over which becomes buggy. With consistent defeat, all new and new sweat glands is delayed for a month and more. The disease is often accompanied by a heavy overall response of the body with an increase in body temperature, headache, leukocytosis. Hydradenitis often recurs. With improper and late treatment of exacerbation of the disease, dozens of times can repeat. With timely modern treatment, recovery occurs in 5-15 days, although in some cases recurrence of the disease.
How the Hydradenit is treated
Hair in the focus of the lesions should be tonsured. The skin in the lesion focus should not be washed, but twice a day to clean salicylic alcohol. Pure ichthyol is superimposed on the lesion. After opening the hydraenite, bandages with hypertensum. With all forms of the disease, it is possible to begin antibacterial therapy before.
Prevention of hydragenite is mainly in compliance with the rules of personal hygiene. It is necessary to regularly take the shower and wipe the area of the axillary depression by disinfecting solutions (boric or simple ethyl alcohol, cologne, deodorant). It is not recommended frequent shave hair in the axillary depression. In the case of the process abscess, operational treatment, opening and drainage of the focus applies.
