Incidence of obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a retrospective population‐based cohort analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16931
Abstract: Obesity is linked to both hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in which intermittent obstruction of pharyngeal airways results in hypoxia during sleep. Shared immunologic mechanisms may portend risk of OSA among HS… read more here.
Keywords: apnoea patients; patients hidradenitis; hidradenitis suppurativa; obstructive sleep ... See more keywords