AIM Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease, commonly characterized by painful, deep dermal abscesses and chronic draining sinus tracts. Recently, laser and light-based therapies have become more commonly used in the management of HS. MATERIAL AND METHODS We report 20 HS patients treated with a 1064 nm wavelength, emitted from a diode laser, launched in an optical fibr...

PURPOSE To provide information about the etiology, diagnostic evaluations, and clinical features of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. OBJECTIVES After participating in this educational activity, the participant should be better able to:1. Identify the prevalence, pa...

BACKGROUND Hidradenitis suppurativa (Verneuil's disease) is a chronic suppurative dermatosis involving apocrine glands with a severe impact on the quality of life, which is enhanced by the fact that the drugs usually prescribed are poorly effective. OBJECTIVE We discuss a new therapeutic approach based on zinc salts. METHODS We performed a pilot study on 22 patients, mainly from grade I or ...

Many advances in dermatology have been made in recent years. In the present review article, newly described disorders from the last six years are presented in detail. We divided these reports into different sections, including syndromes, autoinflammatory diseases, tumors, and unclassified disease. Syndromes included are "circumferential skin creases Kunze type" and "unusual type of pachyonychia...

Glucose tolerance, lymphocyte populations, and HLA types were studied in 27 patients with untreated hidradenitis suppurativa; 18 of these patients had a negative history for acne vulgaris. Six patients (22%) had an increased incidence of impaired glucose tolerance. We failed to confirm a previous report of high incidence of flat glucose tolerance curves. The frequency of HLA-A and HLA-B antigen...

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by occlusion of the follicular pilosebaceous units of the skin. The treatment options are sometimes very limited and unpleasant odor and abundant drainage complicate the disease. Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of seronegative spondyloarthritis with predominantly axial but also peripheral joint involvement. Both of the c...

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) normally binds to TNF-α receptors, leading to the inflammatory response of autoimmune diseases. Adalimumab is a TNF-inhibiting, anti-inflammatory, biological medication which binds to TNF-α, thus reducing this inflammatory response. The use of TNF-α-inhibiting medication, such as adalimumab, being the first FDA-approved treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa, has...

BMI: body mass index HS: hidradenitis suppurativa HOMA-IR: homeostasis model of insulin resistance IR: insulin resistance BACKGROUND Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a debilitating chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by recurrent, painful abscesses, nodules, and draining sinus tracts. The primary sites of involvement are the intertriginous skin areas of the axilla, groin, perianal...

Sir, We read with interest the article by Tanaka et al. (1). However, we conclude that the patient could have botryomycosis rather than hidradenitis suppurativa. Botryomycosis is characterized by chronic, purulent and granulomatous lesions of the dermis and subdermal tissue. Morphologically, it is characterized by plaques with sinuses, superficial pustules and crusts (2). It is reported that th...