Background: Data on the health care utilization of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in primary care settings are scarce.
Objective: To investigate the health care service utilization of patients with HS.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, patients with HS were compared with 2 age- and sex-matched control groups-general population enrollees of Clalit Health Services and a group of patients with psoriasis.
Background: Emerging evidence suggests that chronic urticaria (CU) is associated with chronic, low-grade, inflammatory process.
Objective: To evaluate the association between CU and metabolic syndrome and its components in a large community-based medical database.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of CU patients and matched controls was performed.