Clinical Features and Patient Outcomes of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study

作者：Kim Whan B; Sibbald R Gary; Hu Howard; Bashash Morteza; Anooshirvani Niloofar; Couttss Patricia; Alavi Afsaneh^*

来源：Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2016, 20(1): 52-57.

DOI：10.1177/1203475415602840

• hidradenitis suppurativa
• acne inversa
• epidemiology
• demographic
• Canada

Background: Despite the high burden of disease associated with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), epidemiologic data are scarce.
Objective: The objective was to review demographic features and clinical findings in 80 HS patients from 2 referral centres in Ontario, Canada, from October 2013 to September 2014, and to assess for factors that are associated with more advanced disease.
Methods: Multicentre cross-sectional study. The data on demographic and clinical features were obtained by questionnaires and chart review.
Results: Of a total of 80 patients (67.5% females), percentages of patients in Hurley stages I, II, and III were 15.4%, 55.8%, and 28.9%, respectively. Most patients were not diagnosed for more than 1 year (70.1%). Patients with more severe disease were more likely to be females and to have a greater number of lesions and were less likely to be diagnosed initially by a dermatologist.
Conclusions: This study documents the common demographic and clinical features of HS to optimize resource allocation and patient outcomes.

• 出版日期2016-2