Update on Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Part I): Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Severity assessment and Comorbidities

• Huvudskapare: Miguel Costa e Silva (Författare, medförfattare), Filomena Azevedo (Författare, medförfattare), Carmen Lisboa (Författare, medförfattare)
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• Publicerad: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is as a chronic, inflammatory and recurrent skin disease of the hair follicle. Prevalence of HS is a matter of debate, with estimate rates as low as 0.00033% and as high as 4.1%. HS prevalence appears significantly higher in women and has a mean age of onset in the earl...