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Identification of three hidradenitis suppurativa phenotypes: latent class analysis of a cross-sectional study.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jun 2013
Canoui-Poitrine Florence, Le Thuaut Aurélie, Revuz Jean E, Viallette Cédric, Gabison Germaine, Poli Florence, Pouget Florence, Wolkenstein Pierre, Bastuji-Garin Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
To identify the underlying subtypes of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), we performed latent class analysis on prospective clinical data of 618 consecutive patients seen between 2002 and 2010. The median patient age was 31 years (Q1=26; Q3=38), median age at HS onset was 20 years (16-25), and median Sartorius score was 18 (11-19); 34.4% of patients were of Hurley stage II or III. A three-class model showed the best...
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