title: Current understanding and management of hidradenitis suppurativa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the diagnosis and treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in primary care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of current literature from journals and textbooks as well as clinical experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HS, a chronic disease causing scarring and pus formation to the skin bearing apocrine glands, requires continual management by the primary care manager and often deems referral to a dermatologist or surgeon.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  If misdiagnosed or poorly managed, HS has detrimental effects on patients' quality of life and self-esteem.
authors.affiliation: United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80840, USA. amanda.krbec@usafa.af.mil
authors.forename: Amanda C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Krbec
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015984:Causality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D017497:Hidradenitis Suppurativa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007641:Keratolytic Agents