The role of imaging technologies in the diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent, and debilitating disease of the hair follicle. It presents with painful, deep-seated, inflamed lesions, such as nodules, abscesses, sinus tracts, and fistulas, generally located in the main folds.Clinical severity assessment alone can be reductive; non-invasive skin imaging technologies, such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, medical infrared thermography, computed tomography, and positron-emission tomography, provide subclinical anatomical and functional details.
Source: Clinics in Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Source Type: research