Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, autoinflammatory skin disease. Shalom et al. demonstrate in a large cross-sectional study an association between Crohn's disease and hidradenitis suppurativa, but not with ulcerative colitis. This association supports the hypothesis that a similar pathogenic mechanism contributes to both diseases, providing new possibilities for functional studies and therapy development.

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The Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Department of Dermatology

van der Zee, H., Horvath, B. (Barbara), Jemec, G., & Prens, E. (2016). The Association between Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Crohn's Disease: in Search of the Missing Pathogenic Link. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology (Vol. 136, pp. 1747–1748). doi:10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.102