Introduction: The natural history, the progression of a disease process in an individual over time, has not yet been fully elucidated in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). In this large multicenter study, we aimed to investigate the natural history of HS and its gender differences.
Methods: This cross sectional study included 827 patients.
Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) causes significant physical, social, and psychological burdens. Internalized stigma, acceptance of negative attitudes and stereotypes of society regarding a person's illness, has not been studied previously in HS.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the internalized stigma state of HS patients and identify the factors affecting it.
Introduction: Due to the chronic recurrent nature of psoriasis vulgaris (PV) and lack of definitive treatment for the disease, patients often resort to alternative treatments. Physicians seem to have low awareness of this issue.
Objectives: To elicit the perceptions of 1,621 PV patients on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and examine factors reported to worsen PV.
Dermatol Pract Concept
July 2022
Introduction: Psoriasis significantly affects the patients quality of life, which often leads patients to seek online information about this disease.
Objectives: To explore the habits of patients with psoriasis related to their use of social media (SM) and the internet to obtain information about their disease.
Methods: 1,520 patients completed the survey and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire.
Background: Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare and severe inflammatory disease characterized by widespread and superficial sterile pustules on an erythematous background.
Objectives: This multicentre study aimed to determine the clinical profile and course in a large cohort of patients with GPP.
Methods: One hundred and fifty-six GPP patients (mean age, 44.