2023
The Epidemiology of Palmoplantar Pustulosis: An Analysis of Multiple Health Insurance Claims and Electronic Health Records Databases
Ramcharran D, Strober B, Gordon K, DeKlotz C, Fakharzadeh S, Yang Y, Swerdel J, Hardin J, Dronavalli S, Paller A. The Epidemiology of Palmoplantar Pustulosis: An Analysis of Multiple Health Insurance Claims and Electronic Health Records Databases. Advances In Therapy 2023, 40: 5090-5101. PMID: 37737889, PMCID: PMC10567878, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02669-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record databaseHealth record databasePPP patientsRecord databaseHigher baseline useChronic inflammatory conditionsPost-diagnosis treatmentHealth insurance claimsConclusionsThe burdenPotential miscodingPalmoplantar pustulosisSterile pustulesBaseline characteristicsMetabolic syndromeBaseline useInflammatory conditionsIncidence ratePopulation-based approachPrevalence estimatesPPP prevalenceEpidemiologyAdditional studiesPustulosisDisease treatmentPatients
2019
Hidradenitis suppurativa Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and pathogenesis
Goldburg S, Strober B, Payette M. Hidradenitis suppurativa Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and pathogenesis. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 82: 1045-1058. PMID: 31604104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical presentationPilosebaceous-apocrine unitPathogenesis of HSRole of cytokinesMedical education seriesQuality of lifeSinus tractPerianal areaInflammatory cytokinesInflammatory disordersHS pathogenesisFollicular hyperkeratosisInguinal areaLesion formationSubmammary foldPathogenesisCytokinesEducation seriesEpidemiologyPresentationRecent understandingPathogenic microorganismsSuppurativaAbscessPain