Lifestyle Modifications
Introduction Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with a profoundly negative impact on quality of life in patients with active disease. Many lifestyle factors are associated with disease…
The Future
Introduction This chapter is our vision for the way forward from gaps to goals . We first summarize the major gaps that exist in order to provide optimal care for…
Pipeline Therapeutics
Introduction Since early 2000, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of publications and clinical trials devoted to moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). HS is a complex…
Pediatric Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Introduction Hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent, debilitating skin disease of the hair follicle which affects apocrine gland-rich areas of the body. The disease usually presents after…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Introduction Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) poses many challenges to patients, including delays in diagnosis, recurring pain, discomfort, and inadequate symptom coverage with conventional therapies. A survey study of 303 HS patients…
Office-Based Non-Excision Procedures
Introduction In the last few decades, surgical interventions for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) have expanded well beyond traditional excisional approaches with the popularization of deroofing, the use of electrosurgical and laser-based…
Pain and Itch Control
Introduction Pain is the most burdensome symptom of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), accounting for greater impairment in HS-related quality of life (QoL) than even disease severity. Although it has received relatively…
Quality of Life
Introduction Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is characterized by relapsing, painful, suppurating, bleeding nodules, abscesses, and sinus tracts that primarily affect intertriginous skin. Aside from its debilitating physical manifestations, the disease carries…
Dressings and Wound Care Supplies for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Introduction to Wound Care in Hidradenitis Suppurativa The most important step in managing hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)-related wounds is to treat the underlying disease with appropriate medical and surgical approaches. Even…
Non-Antibiotic and Non-Biologic Systemic Therapeutics
Introduction The pathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) remains to be fully elucidated. Genetic susceptibility along with hormonal fluctuations and immune dysregulation are all thought to contribute to HS development. HS…
