Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with acne inversa.

Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with acne inversa.

BACKGROUND: Acne inversa (AI; also designated as Hidradenitis suppurativa) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease, localized in the axillary, inguinal and perianal skin areas that causes painful, fistulating sinuses with malodorous purulence and scars. Several chronic inflammatory diseases ar...

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Main Authors: Robert Sabat, Akewit Chanwangpong, Sylke Schneider-Burrus, Deborah Metternich, Georgios Kokolakis, Agata Kurek, Sandra Philipp, Daniela Uribe, Kerstin Wolk, Wolfram Sterry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281019?pdf=render

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