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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Combination therapy with clindamycin and rifampicin for hidradenitis suppurativa: A series of 116 consecutive patients
Dermatology, Volume 219, No. 2, Year 2009
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Background: Antibiotics are frequently used to treat hidradenitis suppurativa (HS); however, few data on their efficacy are available. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a combination of systemic clindamycin (300 mg twice daily) and rifampicin (600 mg daily) in the treatment of patients with severe HS. Methods: Patients (n = 116) who received this combination were studied retrospectively. The main outcome measure was the severity of the disease, assessed by the Sartorius score, before and after 10 weeks of treatment. Results: The Sartorius score dramatically improved at the end of treatment (median = 29, interquartile range = 14.5, vs. median = 14.5, interquartile range = 11; p < 0.001), as did other parameters of severity as well as the quality of life score. Eight patients (6.9%) stopped the treatment because of side effects. Conclusion: The combination of clindamycin and rifampicin is effective in the treatment of severe HS. Copyright © 2009 S. Karger AG.
Authors & Co-Authors
Géner, Gwendeline
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Canoui-̈Poitrine, Florence
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Creteil
Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne
France, Villeurbanne
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Revuz, Jean E.
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Creteil
Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne
Faye, Ousmane C.
Mali, Bamako
Institut Marchoux Mali
Poli, Florence
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Gabison, Germaine
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Pouget, Florence
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Viallette, Cédric
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Wolkenstein, Pierre E.
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Creteil
Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne
Bastuji-Garin, Sylvie
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Creteil
Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne
Statistics
Citations: 240
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1159/000228334
ISSN:
10188665
Research Areas
Disability