Ultrasonography in the pathway to an optimal standard of care of hidradenitis suppurativa: the Italian Ultrasound Working Group experience.
F LacarrubbaV DiniMaddalena NapolitanoM VenturiniRaffaele Dante Caposiena CaroE MolinelliE PassoniG Monfrecolanull nullPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2020)
Our findings confirm that the use of clinical grading only to assess HS severity may underestimate the real disease severity. US examination can be considered an essential non-invasive imaging tool available to dermatologists for a more accurate diagnosis, staging, treatment planning and monitoring of HS and should be included in the pathway to an optimal standard of care of HS.