title: South Italy: A Privileged Perspective to Understand the Relationship between Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Overweight/Obesity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that involves the terminal hair follicles of apocrine gland-bearing skin areas.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the relationship between HS and systemic medical conditions, such as overweight/obesity during adolescence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Epidemiologic data was collected from January 2014 up to December 2015 from 27 patients affected by HS, outpatients of the Dermatology Department of University of Naples Federico II, to examine the correlation between HS and overweight/obesity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  70.4% of the patients were female and 29.6% were male. The mean age at onset of the disease was 18.1 ± 5.99 years, while the mean age at first diagnosis by the physician was 21.77 ± 6.61 years. A mean Sartorius score of 50.26 ± 21.75 was registered. Body mass index of HS patients was positively correlated with Sartorius score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study underlines the fact that particular attention to metabolic alteration in adolescence can lead to a correct diagnosis with less delay in HS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabbrocini
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Vita
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donnarumma
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monfrecola
keywords: Childhood; Hidradenitis; Obesity