Dermatology
Mital Patel, MD
Director, Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Neutrophilic Dermatosis Clinic
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Mountainside, New Jersey
Patients with this painful and often debilitating chronic inflammatory condition encounter many barriers to optimal treatment, including delayed diagnosis before seeing a dermatologist, coping with a range of symptoms from mild to very severe, and an increased correlation of comorbidities and complications. While various treatment options are available, there is no single treatment that is effective for all patients with this condition. Because the psychological and physical impact of hidradenitis suppurativa can be quite high for those who suffer from it, clinicians who may encounter this population require increased understanding of how to optimally diagnose and manage this disease.