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Hidradenitis Suppurativa

ETIOLOGY

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Genetics                                                                                                                                                                                                         ​​

  • A twin study reported a heritability of HS of 77%, which is higher than what has been previously reported for psoriasis, (68%) and RA (60-75%), and on par with Crohns (75%). 33052394

    • note to self: not particularly savvy at interpreting these heritability statistics​

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TREATMENT

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Surgical                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Definitions​​​

  • Recently, an attempt to standardize surgical definitions was proposed to clarify what is being performed. 36811866

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Etiology And Pathogenesis
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