Prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa is one percent of the population of Wales using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank.

Prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa is one percent of the population of Wales using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. Br J Dermatol. 2020 May 20;: Authors: Ingram JR, Collins H, Atkinson MD, Brooks CJ Abstract Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with multiple inflammatory skin lesions ('boils') in flexural locations.1 Prevalence of HS remains controversial2,3 and the study aim was to search the Secure Anonymous Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank to identify diagnosed and undiagnosed HS cases in Wales, UK. PMID: 32433788 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - May 19, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ingram JR, Collins H, Atkinson MD, Brooks CJ Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research