Lessons
Understanding Moderate Hidradenitis Suppurativa
1. Recognizing Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Clinical Practice
Section Summary

Section Summary

Section summary

Ask about recurrence, drainage, prior treatment, scarring, and lesions in other characteristic locations.
Do not wait for tunnels or extensive scarring before considering HS.
Use history, palpation, symptoms and morphology, not erythema alone, to recognize inflammation across skin tones.

Key takeaway: Diagnose the pattern, not just the lesion seen today. HS should be considered when deep inflammatory lesions recur in characteristic skinfolds, even if the examination appears relatively mild.

This content is sponsored but developed independently with Steven Daveluy, MD, Dermatologist.