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Dress for Success: a Review of Dressings and Wound Care in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Hidradenitis suppurativa is characterized by lesions and draining sinus tracts in intimate locations. Although often overlooked, the selection of an effective, comfortable dressing can dramatically improve patients’ lives. We aimed to review dressings based on management of post-surgical and non-surgical wound dressings. We reviewed the characteristics and types of dressings used in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa and addressed recommendations for dressing post-surgical and non-surgical wounds.

Recent Findings

Available studies on dressings are few in number with small sample sizes. There were no studies comparing the efficacy of dressings in hidradenitis suppurativa patients. The types of dressings include superabsorbent/absorbent dressings, foam dressings, hydrofiber dressings, alginate dressings, silicone adherent dressings, non-adherent dressings, hydrocolloid dressings, silver-impregnated dressings, iodine-impregnated dressings, and honey-impregnated dressings, and platelet-rich plasma gel and hyaluronic acid scaffold dressings. Providers should consider the “TIME” acronym when assessing post-surgical and non-surgical wounds to select the appropriate dressing.

Summary

As an important component of wound healing, large, randomized controlled trials that compare dressing options for the management of wounds in hidradenitis suppurativa patients are needed.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, 3031 West Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Taylor L. Braunberger, Gautham Vellaichamy, Amanda F. Nahhas, Angela Parks-Miller & Iltefat H. Hamzavi

  2. Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University, 540 E Canfield Street, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Sakeena Fatima & Gautham Vellaichamy

  3. Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Amanda F. Nahhas

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APM serves or has served on an advisory board for AbbVie, is or has been a consultant for AbbVie, is an employee of the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation, and is the President and Founding Director of Hope for HS (non-compensated). IHH has been an investigator for AbbVie, is a consultant for Incyte and UCB, and is the current president of the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation in a non-funded position. The other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Braunberger, T.L., Fatima, S., Vellaichamy, G. et al. Dress for Success: a Review of Dressings and Wound Care in Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Curr Derm Rep 7, 269–277 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13671-018-0231-z

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