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https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2026.10390

Non-invasive imaging for monitoring nodular inflammatory lesions in hidradenitis suppurativa

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Received: 5 April 2025
Accepted: 20 May 2025
Published: 30 January 2026
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D-OCT, RCM, LC-OCT, hidradenitis suppurativa

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Giuseppe Rizzuto
rizzutogiuseppe98@gmail.com
Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Federica Rega
Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Nevena Skroza
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4478-5404
Dermatology Unit “Daniele Innocenzi”, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, ASL Latina, Italy.
Concetta Potenza
Dermatology Unit “Daniele Innocenzi”, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, ASL Latina, Italy.
Steven Paul Nisticò
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3828-0883
Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Giovanni Pellacani
Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Nicoletta Bernardini
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-3574
Dermatology Unit “Daniele Innocenzi”, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, ASL Latina, Italy.
Annunziata Dattola
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-5882
Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Dear Editor,

Noninvasive skin diagnostic techniques are widely used in dermatology, and their role in the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory skin diseases is still being explored. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of the skin associated with multiple comorbidities and a significant negative impact on patients’ quality of life. HS is mainly diagnosed clinically, and imaging techniques are not routinely used, with the exception of evaluation of sinus tracts by ultrasound and, more rarely, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). [...]

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Rizzuto G, Rega F, Skroza N, Potenza C, Nisticò SP, Pellacani G, et al. Non-invasive imaging for monitoring nodular inflammatory lesions in hidradenitis suppurativa. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2026 Jan. 30 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];. Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/10390
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