WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 1998: Re: abcesses in groin area

Re: abcesses in groin area

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 15 Feb 1998 18:18:20 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Angie wrote: >
>I am a 35 year old female with a history of very good health. Since the
>time that I was 18 or 19 I have had abcesses that form in my groin area
>- where my leg meets the pubic area and on the inside of my buttocks.
>They swell up and become painful and then get purplish in color. They
>seem hard around the edges and soft in the center. They will eventually
>bust and a combination of blood and pus comes out. Sometimes the
>interior tissue hangs out. They stay open for several days before
>closing.
>
>I have had them cultured and staph and strep were found. A doctor even
>cored them out surgically and they just came back in different areas. I
>have also been on many cycles of antibiotics over the years with no
>help. One ob/gyn changed my birth control pills but they then gave me
>migraines so i had to go back to the lower dosage.
>
>What are these?

Without the benefit of an exam, it sounds like hidradenitis supperativa. Mainly found in the genital and axillary (armpit) area, they have a tendency to recur and antibioticx therapy is the best available. As you indicated, surgery is relatively ineffective.

>Is there anything to make them go away permanently?

Unfortunately, no. Aggressive antibiotic therapy at the beginning of an outbreak is the best therapy today.

>My
>groing area is often painful and definitely doesnt look very good!

This may be from scarring from old lesions.

>Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Angie

Good luck with this perplexing and difficult problem.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
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