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Covers�every aspect of this complex skin disorder: etiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, medical, alternative therapies, a range of surgical options, laser treatments, and comorbidities.�
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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.��
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Offers insights into�multi-disciplinary care, patient support and education, patients at risk for rapid disease progression, and clinical and translational research.�
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Features�procedural videos�covering laser therapies, de-roofing procedures, excision techniques,�cryoinsufflation�techniques, and special wound care material selection and techniques.�
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Includes promising future drugs and therapies that are under investigation.
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Identifies�evidence gaps�that provide a springboard to the future innovations in HS care to come.�
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Edited and authored by�global experts�who have helped�co-author U.S.,�Canadian, and European guidelines on HS.��
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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.�
Table of Contents
Chapter # Chapter Title
Front Matter and Preface
Section 1: Introduction to HS
1 Historic Perspectives
2 Epidemiology
3 Clinical Manifestations and Phenotypes
4 Differential Diagnosis
5 Histopathology
6 Imaging Modalities
7 Clinical Evaluation
8 Comorbidities and Systemic Associations
9 Disease Complications
Section 2: Pathogenesis
10 Follicular Occlusion and Inflammation
11 Microbiome
12 Genetics and Epigenetics
Section 3: Clinician's Corner
13 Management and Outcome Measure Guidelines
14 Topical Therapeutics
15 Systemic Antibiotics
16 Non-Antibiotic Systemic Therapeutics for HS
17 Targeted Therapeutics: Biologics, Small Molecules
18 Pain and Itch Control
19 Wound Care
20 Quality of Life
21 Office-Based Non-Excision Procedures
22 Office-Based Surgical Excision
23 OR-Based Surgical Procedures
24 Laser and Light-Based Treatments
25 Other Procedural Treatments
26 Lifestyle Modifications
27 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Section 4: Special Populations
28 Pediatrics
29 Skin of Color
30 Women of Childbearing Age
Section 5: Combined Approach
31 HS Action Plan
32 HS Multi-Disciplinary Approach
33 HS Support Groups
Section 6: On the Horizon
34 Pipeline Therapeutics
35 The Future
Index
