Evaluating the hidradenitis odor and drainage scale (HODS): A new validated potential instrument to assess odor and drainage in hidradenitis suppurativa—A cross-sectional study

• Afsaneh Alavi, MD,
• Nimay Anand, BA,
• Mika Yamanaka-Takaichi, MD, PhD,
• Vincent Piguet, MD, PhD,
• Jocelyn Simmers, MPH,
• Myrela Machado, MD,
• Austin Todd, MS,
• Joslyn Kirby, MD

Affiliations

Afsaneh Alavi, MD

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Correspondence and reprint requests to: Afsaneh Alavi, MD, Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55902

Nimay Anand, BA

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Mika Yamanaka-Takaichi, MD, PhD

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Vincent Piguet, MD, PhD

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jocelyn Simmers, MPH

Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Philadelphia

Myrela Machado, MD

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Austin Todd, MS

Department of Clinical Trials & Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Joslyn Kirby, MD

Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Philadelphia