SURGERY PLUS MEDICATION MAY BE BEST FOR HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA

Adalimumab therapy can get hidradenitis suppurativa under control in advance of surgery to repair associated scars and fistulas, says Jacek Szepietowski, president of the Conference of the European Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation. Adalimumab is the only FDA-approved biologic drug for the condition, but research is underway on monoclonal antibodies as well as adjuvant therapy with methotrexate, Szepietowski says.