Two Cases of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Treated with Adalimumab at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Clinical Hospital Mostar

    July 2021 in “ PubMed ”
    Ivona Lovrić, Jelena Brkić, Matea Ćorluka, Marina Čović, Jelena Pejić, Jasna Zeljko Penavić
    TLDR Adalimumab significantly improved Hidradenitis Suppurativa and quality of life in two patients.
    The document described two cases of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) treated with adalimumab at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Clinical Hospital Mostar. The first patient, a 59-year-old male with a long history of HS, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, showed significant improvement after 16 weeks of adalimumab treatment, with a decrease in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) from 24 to 3. The second patient, a 28-year-old male, also experienced a reduction in DLQI from 14 to 3 after 16 weeks of adalimumab therapy. Both patients had previously been treated with antibiotics and other therapies without sufficient response. The study highlighted the effectiveness of adalimumab in reducing the severity of HS lesions and improving patients' quality of life.
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