Hidradenitis suppurativa linked to IBD
Relevant GI symptoms should prompt investigation, researchers say
14th August 2019
Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa are at relatively high risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a recent meta-analysis.
Researchers from Taiwan searched the literature and identified five relevant case-control studies, two cross-sectional studies, and one cohort study covering a total of 93,600 participants, mostly from the US and Europe.
Pooling data from the case-control and cross-sectional studies showed patients with hidradentitis suppurativa (HS) had double the odds of Crohn's disease and a 50%