Hidradenitis Suppurativa Unroofing Procedure Costs in the Context of Medical Inflation

JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Jul 1;161(7):763-765. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.0819.

Authors

Zachary Ruffolo¹, Ashwath J Sampath², Allison Locy³, Peter A Khoury⁴, Austin Cohrs⁵, Matthew Helm³, Galen Foulke^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Dr Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida.
² Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
³ Department of Dermatology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Joplin, Missouri.
⁵ Departments of Public Health Sciences & Community Relations, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 40332903
PMCID: PMC12060015 (available on 2026-05-07)
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.0819

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Plain language summary

This economic evaluation examines the cost changes associated with hidradenitis suppurativa between 2005 and 2020.