High prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa in axial spondyloarthritis patients: A possible new extra-articular manifestation

Spondyloarthritis (SpA), a chronic inflammatory, rheumatic disease, and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic, debilitating, inflammatory skin disease, share several clinical en pathophysiological features, such as the association with inflammatory bowel disease and elevated cytokine levels IL-17 and TNF- α. Recently, SpA was reported to be more prevalent (2.3-28.2%) in patients with HS than in the general population. Conversely, the prevalence of HS in SpA is not exactly known.

Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 20, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Angelique Rondags, Suzanne Arends, Freke R. Wink, Barbara Horv áth, Anneke Spoorenberg Source Type: research