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Improving the disease awareness: how a communication campaign brings hidradenitis suppurativa to the light.
- Source :
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology; Oct2019 Supplement S6, Vol. 33, p7-9, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin disease that presents a recurrence of painful and suppurating lesions in the apocrine gland‐bearing regions, with a strong impact on the patients' life quality. Despite its peculiar presentation, early forms are often underestimated by patients and this would inevitably result in late diagnosis and delayed therapy. Objectives: Improved communication around the disease could facilitate self‐diagnosis and a quicker response from healthcare practitioners, especially in this moment when we dispose of effective treatment against this disease. Methods: A HS awareness campaign was conducted for 2 years with the help of a media agency and a patients' association. Results: Results confirm that a better communication has a strong impact on the disease awareness. Conclusions: This paper demonstrates that the more this disease awareness is carried on, the more quick, effective and efficient the patient's management could be. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HIDRADENITIS suppurativa
AWARENESS
SKIN diseases
THERAPEUTICS
QUALITY of life
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09269959
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138735552
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15828