A Comprehensive Guide to Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Despite being a relatively straightforward clinical diagnosis, recognition of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is highly variable, and clinical management is challenging and complex. Written by the world’s leading experts in HS, A Comprehensive Guide to Hidradenitis Suppurativa brings together up-to-date scientific evidence on the diagnosis, patho-mechanisms, comorbidities, and multi-faceted medical and surgical interventions for this debilitating condition-in one convenient reference. 

Table of Contents:

Front Matter and Preface

Section 1: Introduction to HS

1 Historic Perspectives

2 Epidemiology

3 Clinical Manifestations and Phenotypes

4 Differential Diagnosis

5 Histopathology

6 Imaging Modalities

7 Clinical Evaluation

8 Comorbidities and Systemic Associations

9 Disease Complications

Section 2: Pathogenesis

10 Follicular Occlusion and Inflammation

11 Microbiome

12 Genetics and Epigenetics

Section 3: Clinician's Corner

13 Management and Outcome Measure Guidelines

14 Topical Therapeutics

15 Systemic Antibiotics

16 Non-Antibiotic Systemic Therapeutics for HS

17 Targeted Therapeutics: Biologics, Small Molecules

18 Pain and Itch Control

19 Wound Care

20 Quality of Life

21 Office-Based Non-Excision Procedures

22 Office-Based Surgical Excision

23 OR-Based Surgical Procedures

24 Laser and Light-Based Treatments

25 Other Procedural Treatments

26 Lifestyle Modifications

27 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Section 4: Special Populations

28 Pediatrics

29 Skin of Color

30 Women of Childbearing Age

Section 5: Combined Approach

31 HS Action Plan

32 HS Multi-Disciplinary Approach

33 HS Support Groups

Section 6: On the Horizon

34 Pipeline Therapeutics

35 The Future

Index