Overall and subgroup prevalence of pyoderma gangrenosum among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: A population-based analysis in the United States

Abstract

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) are reported to coexist, although the prevalence of PG among patients with HS has not been systematically evaluated. To evaluate PG prevalence among patients with HS. Cross-sectional analysis of adults with PG among patients with HS and patients without HS through use of electronic health records data from a population-based sample of 55 million patients. The prevalence of PG among 68,232 patients with HS was 0.18% (125 of 68,232), compared with 0.01% (1835 of 31,435,166) among those without HS (P<.0001). Prevalence was markedly higher among patients with HS and Crohn's disease (CD) (3.68%) than among patients with HS but without CD (0.12%). The odds of having PG were 21.14 (95% confidence interval [CI], 17.51-25.51) times greater among patients with HS than among those without HS. Patients with HS with CD had 12.38 (95% CI, 9.15-16.74) times the odds of having PG than did patients without HS but with CD. Among patients without CD, compared with patients without HS, those with HS had 26.51 (95% CI, 21.07-33.36) times the odds of having PG. We could not establish HS phenotype among those having coexistent PG, nor could we distinguish syndromic from nonsyndromic cases. Patients with HS have an increased prevalence of PG, regardless of CD status. Painful ulcerations among patients with HS warrant additional evaluation for PG.