Tuscan consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa

Abstract

Background A rationalized model of clinical and therapeutic management of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) should place the patients at the heart of the process, facilitating their access to diagnostic tests and treatments, providing the appropriate care for each grade of disease severity and optimizing the use of healthcare resources, both in economic and human terms. Material and methods This paper reports the results of a Consensus of the Tuscany HS working group for a rationalized model of diagnosis and management of HS. Results The diagnostic and therapeutic protocols, the available technological equipments and the management models, are presented in the light of today's scientific evidence. Conclusion The goal of the Consensus is to bring the issue of HS management to the attention of the Tuscan regional government, in order to create unanimously accepted diagnostic and therapeutic protocols.