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- Title
Medical and Surgical Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Review of International Treatment Guidelines and Implementation in General Dermatology Practice.
- Authors
Orenstein, Lauren A.V.; Nguyen, Tien V.; Damiani, Giovanni; Sayed, Christopher; Jemec, Gregor B.E.; Hamzavi, Iltefat; Orenstein, Lauren A V; Nguyen, Tien V; Jemec, Gregor B E
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic painful skin disease that severely impairs patients' quality of life. While high-quality trials of HS therapies remain limited, medical knowledge of best treatment practices is rapidly evolving, leading to the recent publication of multiple international treatment guidelines for HS.<bold>Summary: </bold>This review compares international HS treatment guidelines, describes evidence for effectiveness of common and emerging HS therapies, and provides guidance for integrating evidence-based HS care into practice. Although over 50 medical and procedural treatments are mentioned across international HS guidelines, only adalimumab and infliximab have grade B/weak recommendation or higher across all major guidelines. This review describes the appropriate patient selection and effectiveness of the most commonly used medical and procedural treatments for HS. It also includes recommendations for counseling, dosing, and duration of medical therapies as well as procedure videos for the practicing dermatologist.
- Subjects
HIDRADENITIS suppurativa; COSMETIC dermatology; TREATMENT duration; THERAPEUTICS; DERMATOLOGY; GUIDELINES; PEDIATRIC dermatology
- Publication
Dermatology (10188665), 2020, Vol 236, Issue 5, p393
- ISSN
1018-8665
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000507323