4 Soliman YS, Hoffman LK, Guzman AK, Patel ZS, Lowes MA, Cohen SR. African American patients with hidradenitis suppurativa have significant health care disparities: a retrospective study. Dear Editor, There is conflicting evidence in the literature regarding the association between hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and low socioeconomic status (SES). Some studies report an association1 while others report no association2 or an association between HS and high SES.3 Furthermore, the association between HS and low SES has not been assessed across different populations, ethnicities, or health care systems. [Extracted from the article]