University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
J Dermatolog Treat. 2021 Feb;32(1):11-18. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2019.1621981. Epub 2019 Jun 4.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition presenting with painful nodules and sinus tracts primarily in intertriginous regions. The persistent nature of HS and challenges in symptom management lead many patients to seek non-pharmacologic approaches due to the paucity and limited efficacy of conventional HS therapeutic options. To evaluate the existing evidence for non-pharmacologic modalities in treatment of HS. Discussed in this review are non-pharmacologic modalities with evidence of efficacy in HS treatment, including weight loss, vitamin B12, vitamin D and zinc supplementation, and dietary avoidance of brewer's yeast. Limitations of the available data on non-pharmacologic therapies in HS include the predominance of pilot and single-armed studies, as well as heterogeneity in study design, subject disease severity, concomitant treatment and comorbid conditions. HS patients are becoming increasingly interested in the use of non-pharmacologic approaches to augment conventional treatments. Strength of evidence for non-pharmacologic therapies in HS is limited by small study size and lack of randomized controlled trials. Future large-scale investigations should be pursued to better establish efficacy and dosing regimens for the use of non-pharmacologic treatments in HS.
化脓性汗腺炎(HS)是一种慢性炎症性皮肤病,主要表现为疼痛性结节和窦道,主要发生在皱褶部位。由于传统 HS 治疗选择的缺乏和有限的疗效,HS 的持续性和症状管理的挑战导致许多患者寻求非药物方法。评估非药物治疗 HS 的现有证据。本文讨论了具有 HS 治疗疗效证据的非药物方法,包括减肥、维生素 B12、维生素 D 和锌补充剂,以及避免食用酵母。HS 非药物治疗中现有数据的局限性包括主要为试点和单臂研究,以及研究设计、受试者疾病严重程度、伴随治疗和合并症的异质性。HS 患者对使用非药物方法来增强传统治疗方法越来越感兴趣。非药物治疗 HS 的证据强度受到研究规模小和缺乏随机对照试验的限制。应进行未来的大规模研究,以更好地确定非药物治疗 HS 的疗效和剂量方案。