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. 2021 Apr 28;25(6):586–590. doi: 10.1177/12034754211010145

Table 2.

Syndromes Associated With Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Classification Syndrome Clinical presentation
Syndromes with a genetic background Bazex-Dupre-Christol Syndrome Follicular atrophoderma, congenital hypertrichosis, basal cell neoformations 19
Dowling-Degos disease Reticular hyperpigmentation of flexural surfaces, comedo-like lesions, perioral or facial scars, epidermoid cysts 20
Down’s Syndrome HS over 5 times more likely in this population, HS diagnosed earlier in life 21
Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome Erythrokeratoderma, follicular keratoses, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, alopecia 22
Familial Mediterranean Fever Fever, peritonitis, arthritis, amyloidosis 23
Syndromes with follicular plugging or structural disorders Bazex-Dupre-Christol Syndrome Follicular atrophoderma, congenital hypertrichosis, basal cell neoformations 19
Dowling-Degos disease Reticular hyperpigmentation of flexural surfaces, comedo-like lesions, perioral or facial scars, epidermoid cysts 20
Down’s Syndrome HS over 5 times more likely in this population, HS diagnosed earlier in life 21
Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome Erythrokeratoderma, follicular keratoses, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, alopecia 22
Follicular Occlusion Syndrome Acne conglobata, pilonidal disease, dissecting cellulitis, HS
Syndromes with a possible autoinflammatory pathogenesis PASH Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Acne, Suppurative Hidradenitis
PASS Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Acne, HS, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PAPASH Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Acne, HS
SAPHO Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis
Familial Mediterranean Fever
(FMF)
Fever, peritonitis, arthritis, amyloidosis 23