GUT AND SKIN MICROBIOME IN PATIENTS WITH HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA

Greta Stravinskaitė, Giedrė Lijana Gajauskienė Abstract Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that profoundly diminishes the quality of life for the affected patients, and is characterized by persistent purulent lesions in anatomical areas prone to constant skin friction, such as the armpits, groin, buttocks and breasts. The HS pathophysiology encompasses an array…

Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge About Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Gintarė Kazbaraitė, Kristina Liesionytė Abstract Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent, debilitating skin disease of the hair follicle that often relentlessly progresses and presents after puberty. This rare disease manifests in painful lesions (multiple abscesses, sinus tracts, open comedones) that may cause hypertrophic scars and immobility. Aim – to evaluate primary care physicians’…