HIDRAdisk: validation of an innovative visual tool to assess the burden of hidradenitis suppurativa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease characterized by painful inflamed nodules, recurrent abscesses and fistulas located in apocrine gland-bearing body sites. The negative impact of HS on patient's quality of life (QoL) has been reported to be greater than other dermatologic conditions as psoriasis and atopic eczema, and its improvement is an important goal in disease management. Nowadays, there are no specific validated QoL instruments available for HS and generic dermatologic questionnaires are used.

Objective

The objective of this study was to demonstrate the validity, reliability and responsiveness of HIDRAdisk, a new innovative tool designed for rapid assessment of HS burden and, at the same time, an intuitive graph

SUBMITTER: Peris K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593467 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature