Acta dermato-venereologica
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Acta Derm. Venereol. · Nov 2009
ReviewTreatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a common inflammatory skin disease. Medical treatment is often disappointing and in severe disease surgery remains the therapy of choice. Extensive surgery may be effective but also mutilating. ⋯ TNF-alpha inhibitors seem to be effective in the treatment of HS. However, several questions remain to be answered through specific studies. This review has also identified a need for more standardized reporting of the outcomes as well as randomized controlled trials in this disease.