Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by repeated episodes of painful and disabling lesions in apocrine gland-bearing areas. 1 Its diagnosis relies on Dessau criteria. 2 Several types of lesions are described in the disease, namely nodules, abscesses, fistulas, cords, pustules, open comedos, and multiple pyogenic granulomas. 3 In 2013, Canoui-Poitrine et al 4 described a phenotypic classification which correlates with different degree of severity: Latent Class 1 (LC1, axillary-mammary), comprising overweight women who develop lesions in the armpits and groins; LC2 (follicular), mostly composed of men with follicular lesions and history of severe acne; and LC3 (gluteal), formed by patients with involvement of the gluteal area. Clinical staging of HS relies on several severity scales, such as the Hurley scale, the HS Physician's

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