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…