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GuidelineThe Australasian journal of dermatology2025

Australasian hidradenitis suppurativa management guidelines.

John Frew, Annika Smith, Pablo Fernandez Penas, Elisabeth Ellis, Peter Foley, Diana Rubel, Erin McMeniman, Gillian Marshman, Helen Saunders, Emma Veysey and 3 more

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Guideline in The Australasian journal of dermatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

John FrewThe Skin Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5042-3632
Annika SmithThe Skin Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Pablo Fernandez PenasDepartment of Dermatology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Elisabeth EllisFlinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Peter FoleySkin Health Institute Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Diana RubelCanberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Erin McMenimanPrincess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Gillian MarshmanFlinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Helen SaundersSt Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Emma VeyseySt Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jenny NicolopolousRoyal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Linda SpelmanQueensland Institute of Dermatology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kurt GebauerFremantle Dermatology, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a burdensome inflammatory skin disease with significant quality of life impact. These management guidelines were developed to direct appropriate clinical management in the Australasian context. A systematic review was used for the basis of the consensus guidelines. Thirteen clinical experts were involved in a modified Delphi consensus process to develop the guidelines and treatment algorithms. Overall management strategies include appropriate severity assessment of disease and comorbidities, multimodal therapy with systemic and local treatments, and evidence-based progression along the therapeutic ladder in the event of inadequate response. Sequential monotherapy with antibiotics and/or single agent therapy is discouraged and aggressive treatment of moderate to severe disease to capture the window of opportunity is highly emphasised. Specific considerations in the setting of disease comorbidities, pregnancy and breastfeeding are also addressed. Overall, the complex nature of HS requires a complex and multimodal therapeutic response with medical, physical and surgical therapies to achieve best patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Hidradenitis SuppurativaAlgorithmsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAustralasiaCombined Modality TherapyDelphi TechniqueFemaleHumansPregnancySeverity of Illness IndexAnti-Bacterial Agentsacne Inversaconsensusguidelineshidradenitis suppurativa

Identifiers

PMID39578415
PMCPMC11898165

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