Hydradenitis - a chronic inflammation, which is characterized by the appearance of acne on the skin and painful swelling. As they grow and toil, they imply the pus. After them, the skin may remain scars. Hydradenitis considered a severe form of acne. Acne and blisters pi this disease occur in the deeper layers of the skin around the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. They also arise where there is concentrated a large number of sweat glands - in the groin armpits.

Hydradenitis may begin in adolescence, persist for years, and worsen with time. Early diagnosis and early treatment to help cope with the symptoms and prevent the emergence of new blisters and blackheads.

Symptoms

Frequently gidradenity symptoms appear on the skin sites where the largest number concentrated sweat glands - armpits, groin area and around the anus. They can also occur where skin is regularly exposed to friction, such as the inner sides of the thighs or below the breast. Hydradenitis can affect a single area of ​​skin, or the skin in many parts of the body.

• Acne usually black, hidradenitis often appear at two in one place.
• Red painful swelling contains pus, which may have an unpleasant odor. Swelling sometimes burst, causing the patient to more severe pain.
• Painful nodules, which are the size of a pea, may remain for years deep under the skin. As a rule, most of them one begins to grow and becomes inflamed.
• Sores on the spot blisters and nodules heal very slowly and in their place are often left noticeable scars.
• The symptoms of hidradenitis sup- may deteriorate due to excess weight, stress How to beat stress? Create an oasis , Hormonal changes and heavy sweating.

When symptoms of hidradenitis sup- weak patient can often do household or OTC. If the swelling does not go a long time, causing severe pain, or there are more acne and blisters, consult a doctor.

Causes

Hydradenitis develops when the opening of the sebaceous glands, and / or hair follicles are blocked fluid, dead skin cells and other substances that are produced around the apocrine sweat glands. When these substances interfere with sebum, it formed a kind of cork. Accumulate and multiply in this environment, bacteria can cause infection and inflammation.

It is not known why the blocked gland, but it is assumed that this is due to hormones, genetics, smoking and being overweight. Sometimes hydradenitis develops simultaneously with other diseases, such as Crohn's disease Crohn's disease - an inflammation of the bowel, is fraught with complications   and Graves' disease.

Risk factors

• Belonging to the female sex. Women are more likely than men to fall ill gidradenity. Why, it is not known.
• Age between puberty and 40 years. Most of the patients with gidradenity belong to this age group. This disease rarely affects children; significantly higher than the probability of its development in patients older than 40 years.
• Family history. A family history of hidradenitis greatly increases the risk of developing the disease.

Complications

Hydradenitis can cause many complications, such as:

• Education under the skin of the canal network, which considerably complicate treatment and contribute to the emergence of new blisters.
• Scars and skin changes. Heavy hydradenitis can cause scarring, multiple dimples on the skin and areas with hyperpigmentation Hyperpigmentation: Causes and Treatment .
• Mobility limitation. Sometimes hidradenitis causes such severe pain that the patient can not move normally. This is particularly often observed in cases when symptoms appear armpits and on the inner sides of the thighs.
• Bacterial cellulitis. If the infection on the skin appear red spots of irregular shape, usually hot to the touch and painful. The disease can spread rapidly. Although the infection may begin as a surface, in the end it affects the lower layers of the skin and can spread to the lymph nodes and bloodstream.

Cold sores on the body can be caused by different types of herpes viruses. At the same time they often can not be distinguished only by clinical signs of the disease - requires a laboratory diagnosis. This is important because infections caused by different herpes viruses, can leave different consequences.

Causes of herpes on the body

The cause of the herpes sores on the body is most often herpes virus type 3 Herpes type 3 - causes chicken pox and shingles   (varicella zoster) that causes chickenpox and shingles Ringworm - not only infectious disease . The virus resides in the body of a child who has had chicken pox, and remains there for the rest of his life, being in the nerve ganglia in an inactive state. But with lowered immunity virus is activated, down the nerve endings in the skin cells to multiply and cause a recurrence of herpes infection, called shingles.

Herpes Body contagious only for those who at one time suffered no chicken pox. In children it causes chickenpox.

Herpes on the body can also be caused by the herpes simplex virus Herpes simplex - in fact, not so simple Most often the first type (HSV-1), but it is possible and a second (HSV-2). As herpes transmitted on the body, in this case? The infection can spread from lesions on the face or genitals with dirty hands when non-compliance with the rules of personal hygiene. In any case, a cold sore on the body is contagious to others, infection occurs through direct contact with the patient, as well as through the hands and household items contaminated with inflammatory fluid released at the site of inflammation.

Symptoms of herpes on the body

What is herpes on the body? Signs of herpes on the body depends on the type of herpes virus, which caused inflammation. When shingles inflammation of the skin occurs in the course of the affected nerve. The most common site of herpes zoster is the skin on the chest above the intercostal nerves and face in the course of the branches of the trigeminal nerve. But there may be other localization, for example, herpes on the shoulder along the branches of the brachial plexus.

The process is usually one-sided. Then, the skin appears redness and swelling, in the form repeating the course of the affected nerve. Pain and itching at the site of inflammation worse. The pain can wear like a dull aching, or sharp, paroxysmal in nature. Sometimes the temperature rises, but rarely to high numbers. But almost always develop signs of intoxication such as headache, malaise.

Then, on the surface of the skin appears reddened edematous groups of bubbles with clear content. Often bubbles coalesce to form larger bubbles, itching increases, it becomes unbearable. The next stage - a part of the bubble bursts, and inflammation of the surface starts to get wet. But at the same time may appear and new bubbles. The bursting of the bubbles turn into sores, then gradually covered with crusts. As a result, the skin creates a mixed picture of bubbles, sores and scabs. Pain along the nerve amplified.

If this process is not treated immediately, it can be complicated by postherpetic neuralgia - severe pain in the course of the affected nerve by the herpes virus, which can last for weeks, months or even years, after all disappear cutaneous manifestations of herpes. This complication may significantly reduce quality of life, bring it to insomnia, nervous breakdown and depression.

Body herpes viral HSV, located in a place where there was the introduction of skin infection. Most often, such a transfer of infection occurs when a herpes on the lip with a significant decrease in immunity, for example, after acute illness, exacerbation of chronic disease, severe cold, and so on. This appears on the skin of a small round or oval red spot, which then swells slightly towering above the skin and is accompanied by severe itching.

Next, in the inflamed skin appear groups of bubbles which undergo the same change as in herpes zoster. But since these bubbles are placed on the skin, regardless of the branches of nerves, the disease is rarely accompanied by severe pain. Basically, patients worried about itching and burning, which are enhanced by contact with clothing.

It ends with herpes simplex, usually without consequences, but sometimes, if the inflammation was significant, the skin remains pigmented or brown, or white depigmented spots that disappear after a few weeks.

For herpes simplex has not spread to surrounding or distant areas of the skin, it should be treated, while respecting the rules of hygiene: up weeping inflamed skin is better not to touch without hands, using the application on the skin of medicinal solutions and ointments, cotton swabs or tampons. After the procedure you need to wash their hands thoroughly.