Hydradenitis, or "bitch udder." Treatment of hydradenitis with folk and medication

Appearing unexpectedly in the form of a little redness on the skin, hydradenitis develops rapidly and causes a lot of unpleasant sensations. If you do not take measures in time, the “bitch udder” will turn into a huge bump filled with pus, which, after opening, can give relapse.

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Hydradenitis - inflammation of the sweat glands. Outwardly manifests itself as a seal on the skin of pink or red. Gradually developing, the seal increases in size, changes the color to the purple-gag and causes severe pain. The folk name of the disease - “bitch udder”, received hydradenitis due to the shape of the resulting abscess.

Important: the difficulty of treating hydradenitis is that, unlike a boil, the abscess does not have a rod, but affects and fills multiple winding sweat glands.

Causes of hydradenitis: what provokes hydradenitis?

Hydradenitis does not occur "out of the blue." The appearance and development of inflammation of the sweat glands is facilitated by such factors as:

infection with golden staphylococcus
the decline of immunity
thyroid diseases
diabetes
insufficient hygiene of the affected area
deodorant abuse or other cosmetics
increased sweating (often as a result of excess weight)
skin tendency to rashes
hormonal imbalance
reduced barrier function of the skin

Important: hydradenitis is never found in elderly people and young children. This disease in most cases affects women and men aged 18 to 50 years.

What are the symptoms with hydradenitis?

Hydradenitis is easy to recognize even at the very beginning of development (at the stage of infiltration). A small round seal appears on the skin of the affected area, which is easily felt when pressed and causes unpleasant sensations.

After a few days, the seal increases in size and changes color to dark pink. The pain is noticeably intensifying.

By the 4th - 6th day, the color of the purulent bump is darkened, and the size increases. One or more purulent heads are formed on the surface, from which a small amount of pus can be distinguished when pressed. It seems that the abscess has already ripe, but this is not so. In the subcutaneous layers, the process of pus formation continues. If you try to independently remove the non -ripened abscess of hydradenitis, this cannot be done completely.

By the 9th - 12th day, the bump ripens and bursts. Its contents are a large amount of pus in which an admixture of blood may be present. Sometimes it is possible to independently extract yellow-green jelly-like mucous membrane from under the skin. After its removal under the skin, there is a void that disappears a few days later.

After the full healing of the wound, an uneven scar or a scar remains on the skin, sometimes with dense inclusions of a dark color.

Important: the closer the abscess to ripening, the less pain it causes. Redness, edema and inflammation around the hearth disappear or significantly decrease. At the moment of opening the abscess, it is necessary to wash and wipe the skin around the wound as often as possible to avoid infection of neighboring sweat glands.

Hydradenitis can take chronic forms, throwing it into neighboring areas. If treatment is not carried out, the disease is often complicated by the appearance of many purulent formations in various stages of development. This situation is dangerous as a high probability of infection in the blood.

Types of hydradenitis

The type of hydradenitis depends on the location of the abscesses:

in the groin
on the stomach
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in the area of \u200b\u200bthe anal hole
on the genitals
on the chest

The degree of propagation distinguishes a single -sided and bilateral hydradenitis.

A axillary hydradenitis: causes and symptoms

In addition to general, the causes of axillary hydradenite can be inaccurate shaving, as a result of which cuts and wounds form on the skin
The occurrence of purulent inflammation of the sweat glands with armpits may also provoke close clothing, the use of deodorants, shaving products, lotions
The disease begins with a slight sense of discomfort in the armpit area. The patient begins to feel the affected area and discovers a small subcutaneous knot, the size of a pea

Important: if you use applications from the ointment of Vishnevsky or ichthyol at this stage, further development of the disease can be avoided.

In the future, the size of the nodule increases, pain intensifies, the appearance of the abscess becomes frightening. On the 4th - 6th day, the pain becomes unbearable and the patient usually turns to the surgeon for help, which reveals the abscess and removes its contents
Often, several purulent nodes ripen at the same armpits. Treatment of multiple formations is carried out in the surgical department. Starting the disease or self -medication in such cases is very dangerous

Video: Hydradenitis of axillary areas

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Inguinal hydradenitis: causes and symptoms

Inguinal hydradenitis, as well as the axillary, develops quite often due to the location of many sweat glands in the designated area. The purulent cones of hydradenitis in the groin according to the same scenario as armpits ripen. The causes of appearance usually become:

non -compliance with hygiene
strong sweating
inaccurate shaving
grown hairs
hormonal malfunctions
wearing close synthetic panties

Important: inguinal hydradenitis often acquires chronic recurrent forms. Due to the "intimacy" of the disease, not everyone turns to the doctor, missing precious time and contributing to the further development and spread of hydradenitis.

Inguinal hydradenitis - One of the most painful. It is very difficult to independently carry out proper treatment and skin care in this delicate place. In most cases, you can get rid of inguinal hydradenitis only with the help of surgery.

How to treat hydradenitis? Methods for treating hydradenitis

Hydradenitis can be cured both independently and through surgery. If the disease is in the initial stage of development, even self -medication can give a good result. To do this, you can use folk or medication. You need to start treatment immediately after detecting the seal.

If attempts to get rid of hydradenitis were unsuccessful, and a huge painful bump has already formed in the place of a small knot, only the surgeon will be able to provide the necessary assistance. He will open the abscess, remove the contents and put drainage into the wound. After removing the cone, you will have to go to the dressing and processing the wound several more times.

Important: the surgeon will be able to not only remove the painful abscess, but also notice new formations in neighboring areas in time, as well as evaluate the general condition of the skin and subcutaneous layers around the wound.

If the disease from time to time continues to remind of itself, the patient is prescribed a course of autohemotherapy (blood transfusion), vitamin therapy, immunostimulating drugs.

How to treat hydradenitis at home?

Such ointments can help quickly get rid of hydradenitis at home:

Elon - One of the best modern natural means in the fight against hydradenitis. Promotes the dissolution of pus in the bump or speedy maturation and opening of the abscess. Relieves pain and inflammation, prevents the spread of the disease and infection of neighboring sweat glands. At the very beginning of the development of the disease, the focus of inflammation completely “extinguishes”. The ointment is translucent, light green, has a pleasant smell of needles. The only drawback of the drug is a high price compared to its analogues

Ichthyol ointment - an antiseptic that has an anti -inflammatory effect. Relieves or significantly relieves pain in the inflamed area. It is applied twice a day, directly on the seal, with a thin layer. Black ointment, has an unpleasant odor.

Vishnevsky ointment (Vishnevsky liniment) - penetrates deep into the affected area. It has an antimicrobial and drying effect, forms a protective film on the surface of the wound, relieves pain. Promotes the rapid exit of pus and tissue regeneration. It is applied to the wound twice a day. Brown ointment with a caustic smell is available in price.

Levomekol - Antibacterial immunostimulating agent, has an antimicrobial anti -inflammatory effect, promotes quick tissue regeneration. It is applied to gauze napkins, which cover the wound after opening and a complete or partial exit from it purulent contents. Napkins should be changed once a day.

In the initial stage of the disease, heating the seals with dry heat helps well. To do this, several times a day you need to apply a diaper heated by an iron to an inflamed area, folded several times.

Important: during the treatment of hydradenitis, it is necessary to exclude acute and sweet dishes, alcohol, seasonings and carbonated drinks from the diet.

For those who trust the healing properties of plants and herbs, traditional medicine recipes are suitable:

Recipe No. 1. Make a cake from honey, garlic and crushed laundry soap (1: 1: 1). Apply a cake for a seal, prepare fresh twice a day.

Recipe No. 2. Mix a tablespoon of home sour cream with chopped garlic (1 tsp). The resulting gruel lubricate the affected areas.

Recipe No. 3. Cut the peeled onion in half and bake in a preheated oven. Wrap one half of a hot bulb with a bandage to a sore spot at night.

Recipe No. 4. Fry the crushed onion in butter. Add laundry soap (1 t.l.) to the “frying”, grated on a coarse grater. Apply the mixture to a purulent cone and fixed with a fixing bandage.

Recipe No. 5. Alternately applied clean swayed leaves of cabbage and plantain to the wound. Such "compresses" will help the abscess to break through quickly.

Recipe No. 6. Let the wound with a dog who already had puppies. According to popular beliefs, “bitch udder” after that will never make itself felt.

Important: in order to prevent the infection of neighboring sweat glands, the hair around the wound is carefully cut, and the skin is treated three times a day with alcohol or green.

Antibiotics for hydradenitis

Antibacterial agents are used for the treatment of hydradenitis. Usually these are doxycycline and erythromecin, but other options are possible. Only a doctor can prescribe this or that tool and its dosage after it familiarizes with the results of the tests.

What needs to be done to prevent hydradenitis?

Hydradenitis is easier to prevent than to treat. Especially careful should be those who are already familiar with the purulent inflammation of the sweat glands and its consequences. The main preventive mercemi of the disease are:

compliance with personal hygiene
careful selection of cosmetics or a complete rejection of cosmetics
blood sugar control, exclusion of staphylococcal infection
correct hair removal in “risk zones”: armpits, in the groin, on the stomach and chest
processing of axillary hollows alcohol at the moments of strong sweating
prevention of dust and mud on sweaty skin

Treatment of hydradenitis with folk and medication: tips and reviews

Alina, 30 years old: A month after childbirth, a terrible abscess grew up in my armpit. Immediately I did not pay attention to a small painful pink spot, and when I realized that I had to do something, it was too late. The stain turned into an abscess, in color and size, greatly resembling ripe plums. At that time, I did not know anything about hydradenitis and was very scared. The mother -in -law said that this was my "bitch udder." On her advice, I applied a bow mixed with household soap to the abscess. I remember that it was very inconvenient: I could not fix the bandage with the “medicine” in the right position. I suffered 6 days. When white heads appeared on the abscess, I tried to squeeze it out. A dense, dirty white contents with an admixture of black blood poured from the wounds. However, no matter how I tried, I could not completely squeeze it out. There was a feeling that there was something inside the opened cone. In the end, I ended up in the surgeon’s office. He anesthetized the wound and cut out the abscess, warning that it was possible to repeat this situation. More than a year has passed since that moment, nothing more of it happened to me more. I learned that hydradenitis "loves" weak immunity. And with me he could just weaken after giving birth.

Svetlana, 42 years old: For 5 years I have been suffering from recurrent hydradenitis. During this time, I learned to quickly recognize and suppress the development of seals at the very beginning of their origin. Ilon ointment helps me in this. With it, I densely lubricate the ball of hydradenite twice a day. If the process has not yet managed to go far, then after 3 days the ball disappears without a trace.

Katya 29 years old: The surgical removal of inguinal hydradenitis terrified me. Worse than it, nothing happened to me in my life. On the recommendation of a doctor, I took tests on which I was revealed with a golden staphylococcus. The doctor prescribed me a course of antibiotics. Now I am just finishing taking the prescribed drugs. Then I will take the tests again to determine if I defeated the pathogen of hydradenitis. If staphylococcus is discovered again, you will have to change treatment. I know for sure, I’ll go to anything, just to prevent new abscesses on my body.

Hydradenitis is only a consequence of the action of any provoking factor. It is treated quite successfully if the patient does not lose faith and finds the true cause of the disease. Despite the apparent simplicity, it is better to treat the “bitch udder” under the supervision of a doctor who can detect the appearance of complications in time and prescribe the appropriate treatment.