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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma
Published on: November 4, 2010
[New therapeutic approaches for hidradenitis suppurativa]
M Suppa1, F Benhadou1, M Daxhelet1
1Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Erasme, ULB.
Abstract:
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic cutaneous disease with a prevalence ranging between 0.05 % and 4 % in the general population. The clinical presentation features painful, inflammatory nodules on the apocrine gland- bearing body regions, evolving later on in fluctuant abscesses, fistulas and hypertrophic scars. HS represents a significant burden for the patients, severely limiting their quality of life. The disease is still relatively unknown by physicians, the time-to-diagnose can be extremely long and the therapeutic measures available are currently limited. In this paper we review the medical and surgical options for HS with a particular focus on recent, new therapeutic approaches.
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