Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Concurrent Psoriasis: Comparison of Epidemiology, Comorbidity Profiles, and Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, debilitating, and inflammatory skin disease. The epidemiology of HS varies greatly, with an estimated prevalence ranging from 0.03% to 4% worldwide. Similar to psoriasis (PsO), HS also exhibits a systemic inflammatory nature with a spectrum of systemic comorbidities. A large health insurance claims (HICs) database is analyzed to determine the demography and epidemiology of HS, PsO, and HS with concurrent PsO (HS-PsO) patients. Furthermore, the comorbidity profiles, including the comorbidity risk of these patient populations, are analyzed.

Methods

This is a noninterventional retrospective analysis of anonymized HICs data using a subset of the Institute of Applied Health Research Berlin (InGef) database. The primary outc

SUBMITTER: Pinter A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7367943 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature