Hidradenitis suppurativa in children: The Henry Ford experience.

Background: Although recent hidradenitis suppurativa studies have shown that early-onset disease is associated with a positive family history and more widespread disease, research in pediatric hidradenitis suppurativa is limited.

Methods: Thirty-three children diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa during an 18-month period were included in this institutional review board-approved, retrospective chart review. Information on demographic characteristic, family history, and timing of onset (prepubescent vs postpubescent) was extracted.

New and Emerging Treatments for Rosacea.

Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory disorder that affects approximately 16 million Americans. The multifactorial pathophysiology of rosacea is not fully understood. Several new treatment options were recently US Food and Drug Administration approved or are in clinical trials.

Gender differences in treatment of heart failure and acute myocardial infarction: a question of quality or epidemiology?

Recent articles have inquired about the quality of care for women presenting with cardiovascular disease. The Cooperative Cardiovascular Project and the National Heart Failure Project, 2 Medicare databases, provide national data to address concerns that women receive poorer quality care than men. In these databases, sex was not independently associated with the use of beta-blockers, assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction, or use of fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction (MI), nor of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor prescription for heart failure.