skin disorders
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Diagnosis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Examination of the skin Culture of abscesses Hidradenitis suppurativa abscesses resemble other skin abscesses. Doctors base the diagnosis on an examination of the skin, noting the location of the bumps and abscesses and determining whether they heal and reappear often. Doctors sometimes take samples of pus from deep abscesses and have the bacteria identified by a laboratory ( Culture ). 