Criteria for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Competence Centers
Angelo V. Marzano, Falk G. Bechara, Vivian Y. Shi, Antonio Martorell, Jennifer L. Hsiao, Hessel H. Van der Zee, Axel P. Villani, Afsaneh Alavi, John R. Ingram, Christopher J. Sayed, Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, Nisha Suyien Chandran, Qiang Ju, Ichiro Kurokawa, John W. Frew, Wayne P. F. Gulliver, Maria Ceci · 2026
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A panel of experts presents 2026 criteria for centers of competence in hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic immune skin disease. The condition needs care from many specialties at once, and standards for what a top center must offer did not exist. The group used the Delphi method, rounds of anonymous polling that converge on consensus.
Twenty-two experts from sixteen countries, including three patient representatives, proposed twenty-six criteria. After two voting rounds, twenty-three criteria survived; six won near-unanimous support and eleven more reached consensus. Several adopted items were reworded between rounds as wording was sharpened. The final list defines staffing, services, and practices expected of a competence center. The authors intend the criteria to raise care and visibility for a neglected disease.
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| CREATOR | Angelo V. Marzano, Falk G. Bechara, Vivian Y. Shi, Antonio Martorell, Jennifer L. Hsiao, Hessel H. Van der Zee, Axel P. Villani, Afsaneh Alavi, John R. Ingram, Christopher J. Sayed, Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, Nisha Suyien Chandran, Qiang Ju, Ichiro Kurokawa, John W. Frew, Wayne P. F. Gulliver, Maria Ceci |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |