Brocard Anabelle, Knol Anne-Chantal, Khammari Amir, Dréno Brigitte
Department of Dermatology, INSERM U601, CHU Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France.
Dermatology. 2007;214(4):325-7. doi: 10.1159/000100883.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (Verneuil's disease) is a chronic suppurative dermatosis involving apocrine glands with a severe impact on the quality of life, which is enhanced by the fact that the drugs usually prescribed are poorly effective.
We discuss a new therapeutic approach based on zinc salts.
We performed a pilot study on 22 patients, mainly from grade I or II in Hurley's classification. All included patients had previously been prescribed a treatment (antibiotic, isotretinoin, surgery or anti-androgens), which was inefficient. They were then treated with 90 mg of zinc gluconate per day (15 mg zinc per Rubozinc capsule).
We observed a clinical response in all patients, with 8 complete remissions (CR) and 14 partial remissions (PR). When CR was obtained, the treatment was progressively decreased (average of 3.5 capsules/day); 4/22 patients experienced side-effects, mainly gastro-intestinal.
Zinc salts could provide a new therapeutic alternative for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa.
化脓性汗腺炎(韦尔内伊病)是一种累及顶泌汗腺的慢性化脓性皮肤病,对生活质量有严重影响,而通常所开药物疗效不佳这一事实更是加剧了这种影响。
我们讨论一种基于锌盐的新治疗方法。
我们对22例患者进行了一项初步研究,这些患者主要为赫尔利分级中的I级或II级。所有纳入患者此前都接受过一种治疗(抗生素、异维A酸、手术或抗雄激素药物),但均无效。然后他们每天服用90毫克葡萄糖酸锌(每粒鲁博锌胶囊含15毫克锌)。
我们观察到所有患者均有临床反应,8例完全缓解(CR),14例部分缓解(PR)。当获得完全缓解时,治疗剂量逐渐减少(平均每天3.5粒胶囊);22例患者中有4例出现副作用,主要是胃肠道方面的。
锌盐可为化脓性汗腺炎的治疗提供一种新的治疗选择。