Hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, painful inflammatory skin disease with a relapsing and remitting course. It presents with inflamed nodules, abscesses, and skin tunnels that cause rope-like scarring (thick fibrotic plaques) in severe cases and affects flexural areas including the axillae, brea...

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 379; p. e068383
Main Authors Hasan, Samar B, Harris, C, Collier, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 31.10.2022
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Abscesses
Acne
Antibiotics
Anxiety
Body mass index
Cardiovascular disease
Costs
Dermatology
Emergency medical care
Hospitals
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Pain
Patients
Perineum
Plaques
Population
Practice
Primary care
Psoriasis
Quality of life
Sinuses
Skin
Skin diseases
Substance abuse treatment
Surgery
Systematic review
Tunnels
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Summary:Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, painful inflammatory skin disease with a relapsing and remitting course. It presents with inflamed nodules, abscesses, and skin tunnels that cause rope-like scarring (thick fibrotic plaques) in severe cases and affects flexural areas including the axillae, breasts, groin, perineum, and buttocks.1
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ISSN:1756-1833
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DOI:10.1136/bmj-2021-068383