Main description:

This is the first book to specifically deal with hidradenitis suppurativa, a common but overlooked disease that regularly causes significant problems for both patients and doctors. The first section of this book presents the best current knowledge about diagnosis, pathogenesis and complications. The second section offers comprehensive guidelines on diagnosis and therapy. The book will assist doctors in providing a broader range of treatments for their patients. To increase the practical usefulness of the book, a description of the patients' perspective and patient information is included.

Contents:

Hidradenitis Suppurativa Introduction.- Verneuil and Verneuil's Disease: an Historical Overview.- Clinical Presentation.- Pathology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Imaging.- Associated Diseases: Causality or Complications?.- Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Crohn's Disease.- Epidemiology.- Nosology and Classification.- Genetics of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Bacteriology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Endocrinology.- Immunity.- Quality of Life in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Antibiotic Therapy.- Antiandrogens.- Oral Retinoids for Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Immunosuppressive Therapy in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Zinc and Other Experimental Medical Treatments.- Biologics For Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Verneuil's Disease in the Era of Biologics).- Topical Treatment.- Surgery.- Radiation Therapy.- Experimental Physical Therapies.- Treatment.- Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Patients' Frequently Asked Questions.- An Uncommon Valor.