Re: SHEENA - cysts in groin / armpit
From: gyna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:50:44 -0600 (CST)
Are these like really big odd -- for lack of a better term -- pimples
deeper under the skin that hurt from teh pressure?
I got these really bad this summer under my arms. They were bigger than
any pimples I have ever seen, and took months to go away.
At Fri, 24 Nov 2000, Sonnet wrote:
>
>>>One thing I not seen anybody else mention and is apparently a rare side effect, is abscesses that follow the line of the sweat glands, ie in the groin and under the arm. This is only a relatively recent conection. I've been suffering with them for around 20 years.<<
>
>Sheena - I hope someone will correct me if I get the name wrong, but
>about a year ago it was suggested on this board that those cysts are
>called hydradentis suppurativa. if you run it through a search engine
>you can find some info on it. Although I have to say, when I looked at
>the cases on the HS sites, they all seemed much worse than what we have.
>But, worth a look.
>
>Soooo many of us here get those. I HATE them. They are always worse if
>I have eaten sugar. I don't think anyone knows what causes them, but
>hubby and I have a theory: Because our insulin levels are so high, and
>yet we can be IR and our bodies are trying to store blood sugar as fast
>as possible, maybe at times it gets stored without entirely breaking
>down in fatty areas like thighs. Then, in places that rub (like thighs
>and armpits) maybe occasionaly there is enough friction to break the
>skin ever so slightly. Bacteria get in, and find not only a moist damp
>environment, but plenty of sugar to feed of of. They grow fast, and we
>get the rotten cyst. This is all, of course, assuming it is a bacterial
>infection...
>
>Anyway don't feel alone with this - search the archives here, we talk
>about these things a lot :)
>
>--
>Sonnet
>
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>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
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