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The International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score System (IHS4) is a valuable tool to assess gender-associated differences Volume 30, numéro 2, March-April 2020

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1 Clinical Epidemiology Unit I
2 I Dermatology Unit, IDI-IRCCS
3 V Dermatology Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a painful chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by follicular occlusion, recurrent abscesses and nodules, fistulas, sinus tracts and scarring [1]. In Western countries, the prevalence of HS is below 1% and is higher in females than in males [2]. Several sex- or gender-associated factors in HS have been reported [3, 4]. Male sex has been associated with higher HS clinical severity, according to Hurley or Sartorius staging/scoring [3, 4], as well [...]