Looking Beyond the Back: A Case of Unrecognized Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the hair follicles in the axillae and groin.<sup>1</sup> It is associated with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), with similar cytokine profiles (tumor necrosis factor [TNF], interleukin [IL]-1, IL-17, and IL-23).<sup>2</sup>
Authors
- Johannes Steffen Kern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6372-8048)
- Dana Yen Lin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-7632)
- Anne Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-4516)
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Skin Health Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0801
- Primary Topic
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00