Superficial fungal infections and patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a study under the Danish Blood Donor Study

Pain in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Pilot Study.

A family study of hidradenitis suppurativa.

A family study of hidradenitis suppurativa was undertaken based on 26 subjects with the disease. The probands were obtained from Hospital Activity Analysis (HAA) records for a three year period (1980 to 1983) and by direct referral from hospital specialists over a six month period (1983 to 1984). Family pedigree information was collected by home visits or hospital interviews and confirmation of...

Hidradenitis suppurativa: retrospective study of 20 cases*

In this study, twenty cases of severe hidradenitis suppurativa are reported, mainly in non-white people and in axillary areas. Wide surgical excision has offered good results, although relapses have occurred at variable intervals in the follow-up period.

Morbidity in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.

BACKGROUND Although skin diseases are often immediately visible to both patients and society, the morbidity they cause is only poorly defined. It has been suggested that quality-of-life measures may be a relevant surrogate measure of skin disease. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) leads to painful eruptions and malodorous discharge and is assumed to cause a significant degree of morbidity. The resu...

Hidradenitis Suppurativa in General Practice: A Pilot Study

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic debilitating skin disease with a diagnostic delay of 7 years. The general practitioner (GP) is often the first physician consulted by the HS patients, and often provide the initial treatment. Early diagnosis by GP is of major importance and may help to better control the course of the disease. Aim: To describe GP’s recognition and managemen...