[Hidradenitis suppurativa treated with infliximab].

An Bras Dermatol

Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Bazil.

Published: June 2010

Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory disease with difficult treatment. Currently, the anti-TNF alfa therapy, with monoclonal antibodies ('biological therapy'), has been shown as a new alternative. However, clinical trials assessing the efficacy of these drugs to treat hidradenitis suppurativa have not yet been published. A case in which the use of infliximab did not result in significant clinical improvement is described.

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