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.

Covers�every aspect of this complex skin disorder: etiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, medical, alternative therapies, a range of surgical options, laser treatments, and comorbidities.�
Discusses�specific patient populations�such as children, women of childbearing potential, and pregnant and breastfeeding women. Because HS has higher prevalence in people of�skin of color, this patient population is well-documented in the text.��
Offers insights into�multi-disciplinary care, patient support and education, patients at risk for rapid disease progression, and clinical and translational research.�
Features�procedural videos�covering laser therapies, de-roofing procedures, excision techniques,�cryoinsufflation�techniques, and special wound care material selection and techniques.�
Includes promising future drugs and therapies that are under investigation.
Identifies�evidence gaps�that provide a springboard to the future innovations in HS care to come.�
Edited and authored by�global experts�who have helped�co-author U.S.,�Canadian, and European guidelines on HS.��
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.�Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.�

Auteur \|	Vivian Y. Shi
Taal \|	Engels
Type \|	Hardcover
Categorie \|	Geneeskunde & Verpleging

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