Hidradenitis suppurativa successfully treated with adalimumab

Authors

  • Iqbal A. Bukhari College of Medicine University of Dammam and King Fahd Hospital of the University King Fahd Hospital of the University 40189 str., Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, 31952, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdulaziz Al Zahrani King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa 2477 str., Al Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 31982, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2015.51530

Keywords:

Hidradenitis suppurativa, biologics, apocrine glands, adalimumab

Abstract

Aim: To discuss the new beneficial effect of adalimumab in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa(HS).

Case: We report a 25-year-old arabic female with a 14-year history with long-standing poorly controlled active hidradenitis suppurativa who was successfully treated with adalimumab.

Discussion: Hidradenitis suppurativa is a skin disorder characterized by the formation of multiple cysts, abscesses and sinus tracts in apocrine gland-bearing areas. The aetiology and pathogenesis of HS are unknown. Current medical and surgical therapies are only minimally effective at treating the disease. The biologic agent Adalimumab is a new promising agent for the treatment of HS.

Conclusion: The biologic agent adalimumab is an effective treatment for HS

Author Biographies

Iqbal A. Bukhari, College of Medicine University of Dammam and King Fahd Hospital of the University King Fahd Hospital of the University 40189 str., Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, 31952

Doctor of Medical Sciences

Dermatology Department

Abdulaziz Al Zahrani, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa 2477 str., Al Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 31982

Doctor of Medical Sciences

Internal Medicine Department

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Published

2015-10-25

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (15) (2015)

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Medical Science. Part 1

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