Disseminate Recurrent Folliculitis and Hidradenitis Suppurativa Are Associated Conditions: Results From a Retrospective Study of 131 Patients With Down Syndrome and a Cohort of 12,351 Pediatric Controls

• Main Authors: Andrea Sechi (Author), Alba Guglielmo (Author), Annalisa Patrizi (Author), Francesco Savoia (Author), Guido Cocchi (Author), Miriam Leuzzi (Author), Marco A. Chessa (Author), Annalucia Virdi (Author), Iria Neri (Author)
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• Published: Mattioli1885, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent skin disease of the pilosebaceous unit characterized by protean manifestations. Several studies have found an increased incidence and earlier presentation of this disease in patients carrying trisomy 21. Patients with Do...