01-11-2024 | Acne Inversa | Research Letter
Hidradenitis suppurativa in black pediatric patients – a national analysis of the kids’ inpatient database
Authors:
Amit Singal, Amar D. Desai, Shari R. Lipner
Published in:
Archives of Dermatological Research
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Issue 9/2024
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Excerpt
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease with highest standardized prevalence among Black (296/100,000) and biracial (218/100,000) vs. white (95/100,000) patients in the United States (US) [
1]. In pediatric patients, prevalence is estimated at 28.1/100,000, which may be an underestimate due to under recognition. Within the pediatric population, the highest standardized prevalence is observed among Black (78.7/100,000) vs. White (21.8/100,000) patients [
2,
3]. To our knowledge, there are no nationwide inpatient studies exploring HS in Black pediatric patients. …