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Randomised controlled trial
Weekly adalimumab significantly reduces the number of abscesses and inflammatory nodules in patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa
  1. Jan Mekkes
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Jan Mekkes, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands; j.r.mekkes{at}amc.uva.nl

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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a painful, chronic inflammatory skin disease, characterised by the presence of inflamed nodules, abscesses, pustules, fistulas and scar tissue, usually located in the axillary and inguinal area. Treatment is difficult; most patients require a combination of surgical treatment and medical treatment. The clinical symptoms can be reduced considerably by using anti-inflammatory medication. Since 2001, several monoclonal antibodies have been tried in HS, including the tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) inhibitors infliximab, etanercept …

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  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Ethics approval Local Ethical Committees.

  • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.