Cyclosporin-responsive hidradenitis suppurativa.

Hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic inflammatory condition of the apocrine gland follicles, may rarely be complicated by pyoderma gangrenosum (PG). We report such a case, in which the immunosuppressant cyclosporin A (CyA) was given to treat PG and a dramatic improvement occurred in the patient's int...

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Publicado en:Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Vol. 88; no. 5; pp. 289P - 290
Autores principales: Buckley, D A, Rogers, S
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. May1995
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Sumario:Hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic inflammatory condition of the apocrine gland follicles, may rarely be complicated by pyoderma gangrenosum (PG). We report such a case, in which the immunosuppressant cyclosporin A (CyA) was given to treat PG and a dramatic improvement occurred in the patient's intractable perineal HS.