• Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment Using Methylene Blue–Assisted Sinus Tract Identification in Hidradenitis Suppurativa 

      Grimstad, Øystein; Ingvarsson, Gisli (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11)
      Keratinocytes and remnant of keratinocytes in nodules, abscesses, and sinus tracts are radically removed in surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa.1 We are now using methylene blue in carbon dioxide laser surgery for patients with moderate to severe hidradenitis lesions (Hurley stage II-III). Methylene blue stains active inflammatory nodules and sinus tracts. We use a modified methylene blue ...
    • Development of a Clinical Scandinavian Registry for Hidradenitis Suppurativa; HISREG 

      Ingvarsson, Gisli; Dufour, Deirdre Nathalie; Killasli, Hassan; Sartorius, Karin; Lapins, Jan; Skau, Philip; Moseng, Dagfinn; Dinparvar, Darjosh; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Jemec, Gregor B.E.; Emtestam, Lennart (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS; or acne inversa) is a scarring and frequently persistent inflammatory disorder of the terminal hair follicles of apocrine gland-bearing skin in adults. Treatments include local or systemic antibiotics, hormones, retinoids and systemic immunosuppressive agents (1), although on evaluation these have been shown to have only limited or temporary effect. In refractory cases, ...