Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness

In this Healio video exclusive, Yemi Sokumbi, MD, associate medical director in the department of business development at the Mayo Clinic Florida and associate professor and senior associate consultant in the departments of dermatology and laboratory medicine and pathology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida, discussed:

• existing challenges in diagnosis;
• common triggers and risk factors in HS, such as smoking and diet;
• comorbidities commonly seen in patients with HS, including polycystic ovary syndrome, diabetes and obesity;
• recent treatment advances and why HS is at “an exciting new horizon”; and
• how increased awareness of HS can benefit patients with the condition.