Alexandros C Katoulis1, Aikaterini I Liakou1, Nikolaos Rotsiamis1, Stefanos Bonovas2, Evangelia Bozi1, Efstathios Rallis3, Christos Christodoulou4, Dimitrios Rigopoulos1. 1. 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, "Attikon" General University Hospital, Athens, Greece. 2. Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy. 3. Veterans Administration Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece. 4. 2nd Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, "Attikon" General University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that remarkably affects the patients' quality of life. A prospective study of 152 HS patients was conducted in order to depict the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of HS patients in Greece. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From February 2015 to August 2016, 152 patients attended the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Outpatient Clinic of our department. The most important clinico-epidemiological data of the patients were registered. Descriptive statistics and an ordered logistic regression analysis were performed. RESULTS: Of the 152 patients, 60.5% were females. Their median age was 37 years. A total of 26.3% of the patients suffered from Hurley stage I, 44.7% from Hurley stage II, and 29.0% from Hurley stage III. The median duration of disease was 9 years. The most common site of involvement was the groins. The mean Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was higher for Hurley stage III. In multivariable analysis, only the body mass index was found to independently predict the disease severity. CONCLUSION: Among the factors examined, the body mass index appears to independently predict the disease severity. Quality of life evaluation revealed a stronger impact compared to the international experience. To our knowledge, this is the first descriptive epidemiological study among HS patients in Greece.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that remarkably affects the patients' quality of life. A prospective study of 152 HS patients was conducted in order to depict the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of HS patients in Greece. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From February 2015 to August 2016, 152 patients attended the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Outpatient Clinic of our department. The most important clinico-epidemiological data of the patients were registered. Descriptive statistics and an ordered logistic regression analysis were performed. RESULTS: Of the 152 patients, 60.5% were females. Their median age was 37 years. A total of 26.3% of the patients suffered from Hurley stage I, 44.7% from Hurley stage II, and 29.0% from Hurley stage III. The median duration of disease was 9 years. The most common site of involvement was the groins. The mean Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was higher for Hurley stage III. In multivariable analysis, only the body mass index was found to independently predict the disease severity. CONCLUSION: Among the factors examined, the body mass index appears to independently predict the disease severity. Quality of life evaluation revealed a stronger impact compared to the international experience. To our knowledge, this is the first descriptive epidemiological study among HS patients in Greece.
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Epidemiology; Family history; Greece; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Hurley stage; Smoking
Authors: A J Onderdijk; H H van der Zee; S Esmann; S Lophaven; D N Dufour; G B E Jemec; J Boer Journal: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol Date: 2012-02-20 Impact factor: 6.166
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