A Comprehensive Guide to Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Expert Insights and Management Strategies

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a complex skin disorder that poses significant challenges in clinical diagnosis and management. Despite being a relatively straightforward condition, HS recognition is highly variable, and its treatment requires a multi-faceted approach. Written by renowned experts in the field, this comprehensive guide brings together the latest scientific evidence on HS diagnosis, patho-mechanisms, comorbidities, and medical and surgical interventions.

Comprehensive Coverage of HS

This authoritative resource covers every aspect of hidradenitis suppurativa, including:

• Etiology and pathophysiology
• Epidemiology and prevalence in people of skin of color
• Medical and alternative therapies
• A range of surgical options, including laser treatments and de-roofing procedures
• Comorbidities and specific patient populations, such as children, women of childbearing potential, and pregnant and breastfeeding women

Expert Insights and Future Directions

The guide offers valuable insights into:

• Multidisciplinary care and patient support and education
• Patient populations at risk for rapid disease progression
• Clinical and translational research, including recent FDA-approved drugs and future therapeutic promise
• Evidence gaps and future innovations in HS care

Practical Resources and Procedural Videos

To support healthcare professionals in their practice, the guide includes:

• Procedural videos covering laser therapies, de-roofing procedures, excisions, and closure techniques
• Cryoinsufflation techniques and special wound care material selection and techniques

Edited and authored by global experts who have co-authored the 2019 U.S. and Canadian guidelines on hidradenitis suppurativa, this comprehensive guide is an essential resource for healthcare professionals seeking to improve their understanding and management of this debilitating condition.