Introduction The imaging support of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has been increasing in the last decade due to the development of high-axial-resolution devices that can detect simultaneously and with high definition…
Clinical Manifestation Morphology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lesions A key component of the diagnosis of an individual with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) involves examining for the presence of typical HS morphology. The…
Introduction It is useful to consider the histological findings of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) lesions in the context of populations at risk for HS to understand the clinical differences observed amongst…
Introduction The average length of time from onset to diagnosis in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) patients worldwide is 7.2 years. This unfortunate delay is partly because of the nonspecific nature of…
Introduction This chapter will focus on the epidemiology of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), examining the body of evidence available for estimating the incidence and prevalence of HS, and the distribution of…
Introduction Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has a convoluted history with conflicting bodies of knowledge and a complicated pathogenesis. Since HS was first described in the 19th century, it has taken on…
Few snippets Extensor versus flexor skin surfaces: skin over the extensor surface is thicker and darker in color. This is designed to withstand trauma which is more likely to occur…
Introduction We rarely think of facial movement. It is spontaneous and emotional as it morphs effortlessly from one mood and expression to the next. Facial palsy devastates normal function, often…
Based on the German version from Maik Sauer, Jena 2013 (Sauer M. 2013. Statische und dynamische Sonographie der mimischen Muskulatur bei Probanden und Patienten mit peripherer Fazialisparese – Erhebung geschlechtsspezifischer…
Introduction Features of a natural smile include spontaneity, symmetric simultaneous superolateral excursion of the oral commissure, appropriate orientation of the nasolabial fold, and symmetrical upper and lower teeth show. ,…
