Awareness, knowledge, and practice patterns of general practitioner residents and specialists toward hidradenitis suppurativa: a survey study

• DOI: 10.15570/actaapa.2019.16
• Publication Date: 2019-06-24T14:01:44Z
• Authors: Sofia Lopes; Júlia Vide; Miguel Costa-Silva; Filomena Azevedo; Sofia Magina
• Keywords: Hidradenitis Suppurativa

ResultsThe overall response rate was 62% (366 of 593), with 283 women (77%).Among the respondents, 187 were GP residents in their 1st year (51%), 84 2nd (23%), 58 3rd (16%), 21 4th (6%), and 16 consultants (4%; Table 1).For a patient boils and/or recurrent cysts located at folds, 327 considered diagnosis HS (90%), whereas 35 did not (10%), no significant difference responses according to years experience (p = 0.429).In addition, 169 (46%) reported evaluating