Hidradenitis Suppurativa, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics,

The painful and often scarring disease hidradenitis suppurtiva is presented comprehensively in this issue of Dermatologic Clinics led by expert Gregor Borut Ernst Jemec. Topics include: Diagnosing hidradentis suppurativa;  Prevalence, risk factors and co-morbidities of hidradentis suppurativa; Genetics of hidradentis suppurativa;  Histopathology and imaging;  Inflammatory mechanisms in hidradentis suppurativa;  Microbiology of hidradentis suppurativa;  Endocrinological aspects of hidradentis suppurativa; Role of mechanical stress in hidradenitis suppurativa;  Randomized controlled trials of hidradentis suppurativa treatment;  Antibiotic treatment of hidradentis suppurativa;  Other medical treatments of hidradentis suppurativa;  Surgical interventions in hidradentis suppurativa;  Lasers and IPL in hidradenitis suppurativa;  The Handicap of hidradentis suppurativa.