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Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Background  Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body. It initially presents as painful nodules that eventually develop into abscesses, draining sinuses, and scarring. These manifestations have physical and psycho...

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Autores principales: Alamri, Awadh M, Alzahrani, Abeer A, Aldakhil, Anan M, Alharbi, Heba E, Yahya, Farah A
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Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8653957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909350
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20234
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author Alamri, Awadh M
Alzahrani, Abeer A
Aldakhil, Anan M
Alharbi, Heba E
Yahya, Farah A
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Alzahrani, Abeer A
Aldakhil, Anan M
Alharbi, Heba E
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description Background  Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body. It initially presents as painful nodules that eventually develop into abscesses, draining sinuses, and scarring. These manifestations have physical and psychological impacts, which lead to poor quality of life. This study examined the association between quality of life and disease severity, as well as identified the areas of the body most affected by HS among patients in Saudi Arabia. Methods This cross-sectional study examined patients with HS who were seen at two dermatology outpatient clinics between December 2018 and March 2019. The patients completed a self-administered standardized questionnaire on the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Results The average DLQI score was 15.39 ± 8.37. The majority of patients were classified as stage 3, which indicated that HS has a very large effect on quality of life. The right and left axillae were the most commonly affected areas of the body, with 80.6% of patients noting involvement. While the mean DLQI score was higher in males compared to females, there was no significant difference between the two groups (16.44 ± 9.01 vs. 13.08 ± 6.65; P = 0.248). Conclusion HS caused significant impairment in the quality of life of patients with HS in Saudi Arabia. The mean DLQI score in our study was higher than the score previously reported in the literature. Further studies may identify opportunities to provide additional awareness, care, and support for patients with HS in Saudi Arabia.
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spelling pubmed-86539572021-12-13 Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Alamri, Awadh M Alzahrani, Abeer A Aldakhil, Anan M Alharbi, Heba E Yahya, Farah A Cureus Dermatology Background  Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body. It initially presents as painful nodules that eventually develop into abscesses, draining sinuses, and scarring. These manifestations have physical and psychological impacts, which lead to poor quality of life. This study examined the association between quality of life and disease severity, as well as identified the areas of the body most affected by HS among patients in Saudi Arabia. Methods This cross-sectional study examined patients with HS who were seen at two dermatology outpatient clinics between December 2018 and March 2019. The patients completed a self-administered standardized questionnaire on the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Results The average DLQI score was 15.39 ± 8.37. The majority of patients were classified as stage 3, which indicated that HS has a very large effect on quality of life. The right and left axillae were the most commonly affected areas of the body, with 80.6% of patients noting involvement. While the mean DLQI score was higher in males compared to females, there was no significant difference between the two groups (16.44 ± 9.01 vs. 13.08 ± 6.65; P = 0.248). Conclusion HS caused significant impairment in the quality of life of patients with HS in Saudi Arabia. The mean DLQI score in our study was higher than the score previously reported in the literature. Further studies may identify opportunities to provide additional awareness, care, and support for patients with HS in Saudi Arabia. Cureus 2021-12-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8653957/ /pubmed/34909350 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20234 Text en Copyright © 2021, Alamri et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Alamri, Awadh M
Alzahrani, Abeer A
Aldakhil, Anan M
Alharbi, Heba E
Yahya, Farah A
Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
title Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
title_full Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
title_short Quality of Life of Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
title_sort quality of life of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa in jeddah, saudi arabia
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8653957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909350
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20234
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