Advances in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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Recent Advances in Our Understanding and Management of HS: From Mild to Worsening HS
from Choose Your Own HS Adventure: Going Beyond Current Guidelines
EADV 2019

Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, MD, MSc, PhD
Afsaneh Alavi, MD
Falk G. Bechara, MD
Release Date: 12 November 2019

What Would You Do? Combined Medical and Surgical Approaches in Moderate-to-Severe HS
from Choose Your Own HS Adventure: Going Beyond Current Guidelines
EADV 2019

Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, MD, MSc, PhD
Afsaneh Alavi, MD
Falk G. Bechara, MD
Release Date: 12 November 2019

What Would You Do? Troubling Cases of HS
from Choose Your Own HS Adventure: Going Beyond Current Guidelines
EADV 2019

Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, MD, MSc, PhD
Afsaneh Alavi, MD
Falk G. Bechara, MD
Release Date: 12 November 2019

Ask the Faculty
from Choose Your Own HS Adventure: Going Beyond Current Guidelines
EADV 2019

Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, MD, MSc, PhD
Afsaneh Alavi, MD
Falk G. Bechara, MD
Release Date: 12 November 2019

Modifying the Impact of HS: Lifestyle Considerations
from Ticking All the Boxes: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hidradenitis Suppurativa
EADV 2018

Thrasyvoulos Tzellos, MD, MSc, PhD
Release Date: 15 October 2018

Addressing the Psychosocial Symptoms of HS
from Ticking All the Boxes: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hidradenitis Suppurativa
EADV 2018

Errol P. Prens, MD, PhD
Release Date: 15 October 2018

Easing the Pain: Approaches for Clinicians Managing HS
from Ticking All the Boxes: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hidradenitis Suppurativa
EADV 2018

Falk G. Bechara, MD
Release Date: 15 October 2018

What’s the Goal? Perspectives on What We Want to Achieve for Patients With HS
from Ticking All the Boxes: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hidradenitis Suppurativa
EADV 2018

Errol P. Prens, MD, PhD
Release Date: 15 October 2018

Faculty Communications

Case Studies, Literature Reviews, and Survey Results

Highlights from the 6th EHSF Conference in 2017

Kelsey R. van Straalen, MD
Hessel H van der Zee, MD

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Survey Report: How Do Clinicians Approach the Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa?

Caitriona Ryan, MD

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Literature Review: Evaluating the Psychological Burden of HS and Its Impact on Relationships and Sexual Function

Hessel H van der Zee, MD, PhD

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Patient Case Studies

50-year-old male patient with MS and severe chronic plaque psoriasis who presented to Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga,...

34-year-old male and a 40-year-old female, who developed aphthous ulcers on the oral mucosa and oral and vulvar mucosa, respectively,...

47-year-old male, diagnosed with psoriasis in 1995. He had received various treatments for 25 years, but the psoriatic condition...

In the News

Increased Mortality After MI in Young Adults With Systemic Inflammatory Disease

Myocardial infarctions (MI) in young adults are twice as likely to be fatal in those with inflammatory conditions like psoriasis, lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, according to results from a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. “This suggests that the worse long-term...

AAD Releases First-Ever Guidelines for Treating Paediatric Patients With Psoriasis

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) have released guidelines to help ensure that paediatric psoriasis patients receive the best possible treatment and care. The joint AAD/NPF guidelines, published in the Journal of the American Academy of...

Psoriasis Appears Associated With Increased Risk of Developing, Dying of Cancer

Patients with psoriasis appear to have an increased risk of cancer incidence and cancer-related mortality, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology. For the study, Alex Trafford, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, and colleagues searched through 6 electronic databases...

Conference Reports

Weak Antibody Response, But Not T Cell Response After First Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients With Psoriasis on Methotrexate

By Shazia Qureshi

VIRTUAL -- July 14, 2021 -- In patients with psoriasis being treated with methotrexate, 1 dose of Pfizer’s BioNTech mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) BNT162b2 vaccine (BNT162b2) led to a lower immune response -- both in neutralising antibodies and immunoglobulin G...

Efficacy of Upadacitinib for Psoriatic Arthritis Maintained for Up to 56 Weeks

By Erika Powers

VIRTUAL -- June 10, 2021 -- Patients with psoriatic arthritis who were treated with upadacitinib 15 mg or 30 mg maintained responses for over 56 weeks, with rates numerically higher than treatment with adalimumab, according to a study presented at the Virtual 2021 Annual...

Deucravacitinib Effective for Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

By Louise Gagnon

OTTAWA, Ontario -- November 12, 2020 -- Deucravacitinib was effective, compared with placebo, over 16 weeks of treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to a study presented at the 2020 Virtual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (...

Recently Published

The safety profile of biologic agents in comparison with non-biologic systemic agents, and topical compounds in the management of psoriasis - a 30-month prospective, observational cohort study

Emanuel Marques, Zoltán Paluch, Petr Boháč, Ondřej Slanař, Jaromír Běláček, Jana Hercogová

Quality of life and patient-perceived symptoms in patients with psoriasis undergoing proactive or reactive management with the fixed-dose combination Cal/BD foam: a post-hoc analysis of PSO-LONG

A Jalili, P Calzavara-Pinton, L Kircik, D Lons-Danic, A Pink, S Tyring, P de la Cueva, M Gooderham, S Segaert, N Nyholm, H Thoning, B Petersen, D Thaçi

Psoriasis with short stature improved by adalimumab

Naoki Hirano, Ryoko Houbara, Seigo Korematsu, Yutaka Hatano, Kenji Ihara