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Serum amyloid A and C-reactive protein levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are important indicators in hidradenitis suppurativa

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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic disabling inflammatory disease of the follicular unit especially affecting apocrine gland-bearing skin areas. Little is known about systemic inflammatory complications of the disease. This study aimed to evaluate systemic inflammation in patients with HS by assessing serum amyloid A protein (SAA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and to identify potential risk factors for HS. Forty-four patients (M/F: 28/16) and 44 age- and sex-matched controls (M/F: 28/16) were enrolled. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic data, including smoking status, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), serum fasting lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, SAA, and CRP levels, and ESR were assessed. Associations were investigated by univariate and multivariate analyses. Patients with HS showed significantly higher levels of pack-years of cigarette smoking, weight, BMI, and WC (P = 0.01, P < 0.001, P = 0.001) and elevated SAA and CRP levels and ESR (P = 0.008, P = 0.01 and P < 0.001). SAA and CRP levels and ESR were significantly associated with Hurley staging in patients with HS (P = 0.03, P = 0.003, P = 0.02). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that each unit increase in the ESR increased the HS risk by 1.08-fold (95% CI 1.02–1.13). HS is significantly associated with SAA, CRP, and ESR. Among these inflammatory parameters, ESR was an independent risk factor for HS. We recommend assessment of SAA, CRP, and ESR as biomarkers that reflect the disease severity in HS patients likely to develop complications.

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Abbreviations

HS:

Hidradenitis suppurativa

CRP:

C-reactive protein

ESR:

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

BMI:

Body mass index

WC:

Waist circumference

AA:

Amyloid A

SBP:

Systolic blood pressure

DBP:

Diastolic blood pressure

SLP:

Serum lipid profile

TC:

Total cholesterol

HDL-C:

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

LDL-C:

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

VLDL-C:

Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

TG:

Triglycerides

FBG:

Fasting blood glucose

FMF:

Familial Mediterranean fever

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We kindly thank Hacettepe University editing service for meticulous editing of the manuscript.

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This work was supported by Turkish Dermatology Society on January 24, 2019 (Grant number 2019-10).

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Neslihan Akdogan, Sibel Dogan & Nilgun Atakan

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey

    Pinar Incel-Uysal & Basak Yalcin

  3. Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Erdem Karabulut

  4. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey

    Canan Topcuoglu

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The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital (code E-18-2316, December 15, 2018). All study procedures were done in accordance with the ethical principles of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki, and all the participants provided written informed consent.

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Akdogan, N., Dogan, S., Incel-Uysal, P. et al. Serum amyloid A and C-reactive protein levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are important indicators in hidradenitis suppurativa. Arch Dermatol Res 312, 255–262 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-019-02014-8

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