Increased risk of permanent stoma in Crohn’s disease associated with hidradenitis suppurativa: a case-control study

Summary Background Crohn's disease (CD) and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic inflammatory skin disease, induce similar inflammatory lesions of the groin and gluteal area. Both diseases are characterised by an inadequate immune response to commensal bacteria in genetically predisposed subjects and can be associated. Aim To assess whether HS was associated with clinical and prognostic factors in CD. Methods A retrospective case‐control...