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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep;177(3):858-859.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.15233. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

The treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with the glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist liraglutide

L Jennings  1 , L Nestor  1 , O Molloy  1 , R Hughes  1 , B Moriarty  1 , B Kirby  1
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The treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with the glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist liraglutide

L Jennings et al. Br J Dermatol. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a cutaneous disease associated with systemic inflammation, obesity and metabolic syndrome. Effective treatment options are limited. The antidiabetic agents, incretins, have been used successfully to treat psoriasis - a disease also associated with metabolic syndrome. We report the use of liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist, in a patient with HS, leading to subsequent weight loss and improvement in disease control. To our knowledge, this is the first report of liraglutide used in the treatment of HS.

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