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</div><footer>By <a href="/author/kaleigh-fasanella">Kaleigh Fasanella</a></footer></section></div><div class="promo promo-row"><header><a href="/slideshow/hs-bras-and-underwear"><picture><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/6TSvZwgEXsUBEFtgaK52us/b5c6410bde6cb86fc6f8dae77ff35af4/iStock-921765638.jpg?w=398&amp;h=265&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><source media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/6TSvZwgEXsUBEFtgaK52us/b5c6410bde6cb86fc6f8dae77ff35af4/iStock-921765638.jpg?w=317&amp;h=212&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/6TSvZwgEXsUBEFtgaK52us/b5c6410bde6cb86fc6f8dae77ff35af4/iStock-921765638.jpg?w=313&amp;h=209&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><source media="(min-width: 0px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/6TSvZwgEXsUBEFtgaK52us/b5c6410bde6cb86fc6f8dae77ff35af4/iStock-921765638.jpg?w=750&amp;h=500&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/6TSvZwgEXsUBEFtgaK52us/b5c6410bde6cb86fc6f8dae77ff35af4/iStock-921765638.jpg?w=750&amp;h=500&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive" alt="woman wearing silver underwear sitting on floor"/></picture></a></header><section><small><a href="/category/skin-care/tag/living-with">Living With</a></small><h4><a href="/slideshow/hs-bras-and-underwear">The Comfiest Bras and Underwear that Won&#x27;t Irritate Your HS</a></h4><div class="body"><p>When you have a painful skin condition, the only thing you want next to your body are soft fabrics and painless seams. These intimates pass the test.</p>
</div><footer>By <a href="/author/maryn-liles">Maryn Liles</a></footer></section></div><div class="promo promo-row"><header><a href="/article/hs-comorbidities"><picture><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/7kYkEbu0vfhIgtZN1y784o/24de2acc69d88708a81fb16b79e21607/iStock-1140395527.jpg?w=398&amp;h=265&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><source media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/7kYkEbu0vfhIgtZN1y784o/24de2acc69d88708a81fb16b79e21607/iStock-1140395527.jpg?w=317&amp;h=212&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/7kYkEbu0vfhIgtZN1y784o/24de2acc69d88708a81fb16b79e21607/iStock-1140395527.jpg?w=313&amp;h=209&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><source media="(min-width: 0px)" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/7kYkEbu0vfhIgtZN1y784o/24de2acc69d88708a81fb16b79e21607/iStock-1140395527.jpg?w=750&amp;h=500&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive"/><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/yixw23k2v6vo/7kYkEbu0vfhIgtZN1y784o/24de2acc69d88708a81fb16b79e21607/iStock-1140395527.jpg?w=750&amp;h=500&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=thumb&amp;q=65&amp;fl=progressive" alt="man and doctor talking and looking at chart"/></picture></a></header><section><small><a href="/category/skin-care/tag/diagnosis">Diagnosis</a></small><h4><a href="/article/hs-comorbidities">When It’s Not Just HS</a></h4><div class="body"><p>It's hard enough having one chronic illness, let alone multiple. But for many people with hidradenitis suppurative, that's exactly what they face. Get the details on the most common conditions that cluster with HS.</p>
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