NEW YORK — Hidradenitis suppurativa disproportionally affects patients with skin of color, resulting in many management and quality of life disparities, according to a speaker at the Skin of Color Update 2023 Meeting.
“[Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)] is a multifactorial disease, but we believe that the primarily inciting issue is follicular occlusion,” Ginette A. Okoye, MD, FAAD, professor and chair of dermatology at Howard University, said during her presentation.
According to the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation, people with skin of color are more likely to have HS than