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Abscess On Underarm Area, Had Used Old Razor, Bad Deodorant. Diagnosed As Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Can It Be Anything Else?

Within a month while I was away at college I ve developed 2 abscesses on my right underarm and one on my left underarm. I was shaving with an old razor, and using a bad deodorant with aluminium. I have recently had rabies vaccinations too (since i m in the animal care industry) and have been over stressed with very little sleep and a poor diet during those 3 months at school. I m otherwise healthy. I ve only seen walk in clinics when I got the abscesses lanced. They said its Hrenditis supprativa without doing any diagnostics. I m pretty healthy, can these abscesses be caused by any other reason?
Wed, 8 Aug 2012
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Nephrologist 's  Response
hello and thanks for the query,
well considering the history you have provided I would suggest you get a blood count and a FNAC from the abscesses done to find out the exact causative organism and do get yourself evaluated by a physician to rule out the abscesses from lymph node enlargement. And the doctor would after arriving at the diagnosis suggest appropriate treatment.
take care.
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Abscess On Underarm Area, Had Used Old Razor, Bad Deodorant. Diagnosed As Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Can It Be Anything Else?

hello and thanks for the query, well considering the history you have provided I would suggest you get a blood count and a FNAC from the abscesses done to find out the exact causative organism and do get yourself evaluated by a physician to rule out the abscesses from lymph node enlargement. And the doctor would after arriving at the diagnosis suggest appropriate treatment. take care.