Antibiotic Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Abstract

Although hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is not primarily an infectious disease, antibiotics are widely used to treat HS. Recent microbiological data show that HS suppurating lesions are associated with a polymorphous anaerobic flora, including actinomycetes and milleri group streptococci, and can therefore be considered as polymicrobial soft tissue and skin infections. Analysis of the literature provides little information on the efficacy of antibiotics in HS but suggests a beneficial effect of certain antimicrobial treatments, depending on the clinical severity of the disease. Patients must be informed and should agree with the treatment strategy before starting antibiotic treatments.

• Authors: Vincenzo Bettoli, Olivier Join-Lambert, Aude Nassif
• Journal: Dermatologic clinics (Dermatol Clin) Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pg. 81-9 (Jan 2016) ISSN: 1558-0520 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26617361 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Fluoroquinolones
• beta-Lactams
• Metronidazole
• Clindamycin
• Imipenem
• Ceftriaxone
• Ertapenem
• Moxifloxacin
• Rifampin

Topics

• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Ceftriaxone (therapeutic use)
• Clindamycin (therapeutic use)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Ertapenem
• Fluoroquinolones (therapeutic use)
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Imipenem (therapeutic use)
• Maintenance Chemotherapy
• Metronidazole (therapeutic use)
• Moxifloxacin
• Remission Induction
• Rifampin (therapeutic use)
• beta-Lactams (therapeutic use)