Surgical management of seasonal flares in hidradenitis suppurativa

To the Editor: We appreciate the response of Atluri et al. 1 Atluri S, Masson R, Tran K, Hsiao JL, Shi VY. Managing seasonal flares in hidradenitis suppurativa. J Am Acad Dermatol. in press. Google Scholar Our retrospective cross-sectional study of emergency department (ED) visits due to hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) showed seasonal surges in ED visits in the summer and troughs during the winter with associated sociodemographic disparities. 2 Tripathi R. Korman N.J. Ezaldein H.H. Seasonal burden of National Emergency Department visits due to hidradenitis suppurativa. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022; 86: 1362-1365https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.023 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (3) Google Scholar Atluri et al 1 Atluri S, Masson R, Tran K, Hsiao JL, Shi VY. Managing seasonal flares in hidradenitis suppurativa. J Am Acad Dermatol. in press. Google Scholar complemented these findings with their own experience and suggested both potential environmental and management strategies, such as medication optimization and lifestyle modifications.