Hidradenitis suppurativa and familial Mediterranean fever: a report of 6 cases and literature review
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Introduction Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most frequent monogenic autoinflammatory disease (AID). Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent abscesses and scarring in apocrine gland-bearing areas. HS shares common features with AID including a positive correlation between the increase of acute phase reactants (APR) and the severity of the disease. HS can be associated with other AID.
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