Pain Index: A new prospective hidradenitis suppurativa patient-reported outcome measure instrument.

Pain Index: A new prospective hidradenitis suppurativa patient-reported outcome measure instrument. Br J Dermatol. 2021 Jan 25;: Authors: Zouboulis CC Abstract Hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa (HS) is a painful disease.1,2 Pain, drainage and itching are the symptoms, which HS patients consider of playing a central role in the reduction of their quality of life. Pain could be classified in two types, a nociceptive, acute skin pain, which correlates well with the severity of skin lesions,3,4 and a chronic central sensitization, which some patients call pain, and is associated with their overall performance not only due to HS.5,6. PMID: 33492666 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - January 25, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: Zouboulis CC Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research