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Title: | Prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa in Malta : a comparison with established epidemiological data |
Authors: | Mintoff, Dillon Camilleri, Liberato Aquilina, Susan Boffa, Michael J. Clark, Eileen Scerri, Lawrence |
Keywords: | Hidradenitis suppurativa -- Malta Hidradenitis suppurativa -- Epidemiology Skin -- Diseases -- Case studies |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Citation: | Mintoff, D., Camilleri, L., Aquilina, S., Boffa, M. J., Clark, E., & Scerri, L. (2020). Prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa in Malta: a comparison with established epidemiological data. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 45(6), 758-759. |
Abstract: | Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatorydisease of the pilosebaceous unit. Patients with HS pre-sent – often after a diagnostic delay – with multiple,recurrent inflammatory nodules, abscesses and sinustracts in intertriginous skin.1Data suggest that the preva-lence of HS varies between 0.14% and 4% globally(Table 1). Malta is a small Mediterranean country with an esti-mated population of 493 559 inhabitants.2The countryis in a unique position as all dermatology referrals madein the national healthcare system are received and pooledby a single dermatology centre (Sir Paul Boffa Hospital, SPBH), and distributed equally between dermatologists without bias. Follow-up care is also carried out at SPBH. We carried out a study to establish the prevalence of HS in Malta. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/61417 |
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