By Vivian Y. Shi, MD, Jennifer L. Hsiao, MD, Michelle A. Lowes, MD, PhD and Iltefat H. Hamzavi, MD
Copyright Year
2022
Edition Number
1
Format
Book
Trim
276 x 216 (8 1/2 x 10 7/8)
Illustrations
Approx. 111 illustrations (111 in full color)
Imprint
Elsevier
Page Count
368
Publication Date
20 Jan 2022
Stock Status
IN STOCK
Book Description
Despite being a relatively straightforward clinical diagnosis, recognition of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is highly variable, and clinical management is challenging and complex.Written by the world?s leading experts in HS,A Comprehensive Guide to Hidradenitis Suppurativabrings togetherup-to-date scientific evidenceon the diagnosis,patho-mechanisms, comorbidities, and multi-faceted medical and surgical interventions for this debilitating condition?in one convenient reference.
Key Features
Covers every aspect of this complex skin disorder: etiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, medical, alternative therapies, a range of surgical options, laser treatments, and comorbidities.
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.
Offers insights into multi-disciplinary care, patient support and education, patients at risk for rapid disease progression, and clinical and translational research.
Features procedural videos covering laser therapies, de-roofing procedures, excision techniques, cryoinsufflation techniques, and special wound care material selection and techniques.
Includes promising future drugs and therapiesthat are under investigation.
Identifies evidence gaps that provide a springboard to the future innovations in HS care to come.
Edited and authored by global experts who have helped co-author U.S., Canadian, and European guidelines on HS.
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.
Author Information
By Vivian Y. Shi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.; Jennifer L. Hsiao, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Director, Hidradenitis Suppurativa Specialty Clinic, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Michelle A. Lowes, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Investigation, The Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York and Iltefat H. Hamzavi, MD, Henry Ford Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University SOM; President, HS Foundation, Detroit, Michigan
Book Contents
Foreword 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 10 Follicular Occlusion and Inflammation 11 Microbiome 12 Genetics and Epigenetics 13 Disease Evaluation & Outcome Measures 14 Overview and Comparison of Management Guidelines 15 Topical Therapeutics 16 Systemic Antibiotics 17 Non-Antibiotic Systemic Therapeutics for HS 18 Targeted Therapeutics: Biologics, Small Molecules 19 Pain and Itch Control 20 Wound Care 21 Quality of Life 22 Office-Based Non-Excision Procedures 23 Surgical Excisions for Hidradenitis Suppurativa 24 Office-based excision for hidradenitis suppurativa: a surgeon's decades-long experience 25 Laser and Light-Based Treatments 26 Other Procedural Treatments 27 Lifestyle Modifications 28 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) 29 Pediatrics 30 Skin of Color 31 Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Women 32 HS Action Plan 32 HS Multi-Disciplinary Approach 33 HS Support Groups 34 Pipeline Therapeutics 35 The Future
