Quantitative Sensory Testing to Characterize Sensory Changes in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Skin Lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pain is the most impactful symptom in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Characterization of sensory profiles may improve understanding of pain mechanisms in HS and facilitate identification of effective pain management strategies.

Objective

To characterize somatosensory profiles in patients with HS at clinically affected and nonaffected sites compared with pain-free reference data.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Emory University Dermatology Clinic. It was hypothesized (1) that patients with HS would demonstrate hypersensitivity to pain in HS lesions and (2) that some patients would have sensory profiles consistent with complex pain mechanisms. Therefore, adults with dermatologist-diagnosed HS and

SUBMITTER: Alsouhibani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500434 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature