TY - JOUR
AU1 - Romanowski, Kathleen S
AU2 - Galet, Colette
AU3 - Torres, Marlon
AU4 - Wibbenmeyer, Lucy
AB - Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic disease of the apocrine bearing skin causing induration, pain, draining sinuses, and subcutaneous abscesses, significantly impairs patients’ quality of life (QOL). Full-thickness excision followed by skin grafting of the involved area can be curative. Herein, we evaluated the impact of this surgical treatment on QOL and depression symptomatology. Adult patients (≥18 years) who consented to participate filled out the dermatology quality of life (DLQI) and the Patient History Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at consent and at 1, 6, and 12 months post-initial evaluation and surgery. Demographics, HS, admission, and operative information were collected. Sixteen patients were included. Subjects were mainly white (81.3 %) and female (56.3%) with a median age of 38.2 (Interquartile range: 34.2–54.5); 62.5% were obese (BMI= 39.7 [28.4–50.6]). Half of the subjects presented with HS in 2 or more areas. Six patients were still undergoing surgeries at 6 months. One-, six-, and 12-month follow-up surveys were obtained from 14, 11, and 8 subjects for DQLI and from 14, 9, and 5 subjects for PHQ9. DLQI scores significantly decreased at 6 months compared to baseline, which indicates QOL improvement (10 [4–20] vs 15.5 [12–21.8], P = .036). Although not significant, PHQ9 scores tended to decrease. For those with the worst disease, DLQI significantly decreased at both 6 (P = .049) and 12 months (P = .047) compared to baseline. Despite a small sample size, our data suggest that aggressive surgical treatment improves the QOL of HS patients. Further studies are warranted to confirm our findings.
TI - Evaluation of Outcomes Following Surgical Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
JF - Journal of Burn Care & Research
DO - 10.1093/jbcr/irac189
DA - 2022-12-27
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/evaluation-of-outcomes-following-surgical-treatment-of-hidradenitis-ji1ChXXEEK
SP - 880
EP - 886
VL - 44
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -