A 38-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with a complaint of pain
and bumps in both of her armpits. The bumps have come and gone over the past
several months and are red, warm, and painful to the touch. She has also noticed
intermittent drainage and has tried applying several over-the-counter creams and baby
powder to the area, without improvement. On physical examination, she is an obese
woman with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 and is profusely sweating, with stains on her
shirt about her axillae. Her exam is otherwise normal except for multiple raised, hard
nodules in her axillae bilaterally that cause the patient considerable pain and drain a
thick yellow liquid when pressed.
and bumps in both of her armpits. The bumps have come and gone over the past
several months and are red, warm, and painful to the touch. She has also noticed
intermittent drainage and has tried applying several over-the-counter creams and baby
powder to the area, without improvement. On physical examination, she is an obese
woman with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 and is profusely sweating, with stains on her
shirt about her axillae. Her exam is otherwise normal except for multiple raised, hard
nodules in her axillae bilaterally that cause the patient considerable pain and drain a
thick yellow liquid when pressed.
Right Answer Is : hidradenitis suppurativa
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