Hidradenitis suppurativa: an underdiagnosed disease

e202002014

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  • Sandra Martínez Pizarro Centro de trabajo Divina Pastora. Granada. España.

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Hidradenitis suppurativa

Abstract

The author of this letter has carefully read the article by Puig L et al. published in the Spanish Journal of Public Health in March 2019. This article assesses the prevalence of 10 immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, among which hidradenitis suppurativa is found.

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the follicular epithelium. Affected patients present suppurative lesions with symmetrical distribution. It is most frequently located in the armpits, groin and undermammary fold. These lesions, in which subcutaneous boils are seen, produce very intense pain.

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Puig L et al. La prevalencia de diez enfermedades inflamatorias inmunomediadas (IMID) en España. Rev Esp Salud Pública. 2019; 93: e1-e19.

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2020-02-28

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Martínez Pizarro S. Hidradenitis suppurativa: an underdiagnosed disease: e202002014. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2020 Feb. 28 [cited 2025 May 19];94:3 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/1081

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