Hidradenitis suppurativa: infection, autoimmunity, or both?
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease mainly affecting areas rich in apocrine glands. Clinically, is characterized by painful subcutaneous nodules and if left untreated to pus secretion, abscess and fistula formation. Its frequency is estimated to be 0.5–4% of the gene...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-12-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X19895488 |