Abstract:Background: Intestinal symptoms are common in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). HS patients may experience a broad spectrum of chronic inflammatory intestinal disorders (CIID), not exclusive to inflammatory bowel diseases, which are diagnosed by colonoscopy and intestinal biopsies. The frequency of CIID in patients with HS has not been investigated.
Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine the occurrence of CIID in HS and characterise this clinical population. Furthermore, the feasi… Show more
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