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In adults and adolescents with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), comorbidity burden increases after diagnosis, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology.
Researchers of this analysis assessed the sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and associated costs of patients with HS following biologic approval.
This non-interventional, retrospective cohort study comprised of 10,909 patients (10,230 adults, 628 adolescents, 51 patients aged &lt;12 years) diagnosed with HS in the United States utilizing Optum&#8217;s de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database during the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018.
According to the findings, commonly reported comorbidities at pre-index in adult patients were diabetes without complications (20.4%), chronic pulmonary disease (16.4%) and diabetes with complications (9.0%), hypertension (38.3%), obesity (22.5%), uncomplicated diabetes (19.0%) and depression (17.4%). The researchers noted that the burden of comorbidities generally increased over time. Moreover, the study showed that all-cause and HS-specific HCRU and costs are high in this patient population. &#8220;These findings support the need for a multidisciplinary comprehensive care strategy for patients with HS,&#8221; the researchers concluded.

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