Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Clinical characteristics | Hurley Stage 1 (n=3, 13.6%) | Hurley Stage 2 (n=7, 31.8%) | Hurley Stage 3 (n=12,54.4%) | Total n=22, (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, (n) | Male | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 (45.4) |
| Female | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 (54.4) | |
| Age of onset (year), mean | 21 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 26.2+- 8.46 | |
| Disease duration (months), mean | 12 | 40 | 37.8 | 35+-24.2 | |
| BMI subgroups† | Normal | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 (36.3) |
| Overweight | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 (45.4) | |
| Obese | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (18.1) | |
| Associations with follicular occlusion syndrome | Severe Acne/Acne conglobata | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 (31.8) |
| Pilonidal sinus | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 (31.8) | |
| Scalp folliculitis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (9) | |
| PCOS | Yes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 (13.6) |
| No | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| Not applicable | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| Smoking status | Current smoker | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 (13.6) |
| Site of involvement | Axillary | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 (95) |
| Inguinal | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 (50) | |
| Intermammary | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 (27.2) | |
| Retro auricular | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (9) | |
| Perianal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 (22.7) | |
| Abdominal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (4.5) | |
†Body mass Index- Normal body weight was defined as BMI below 19-25 kg/m2, overweight if the BMI ranged between 25 and 29.9 kg/m2, obese if the BMI was above 30 kg/m2