• 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, ...
    • The relative effect of parasites and social status on sperm traits in Arctic charr 

      Figenschou, Lars; Folstad, Ivar; Rudolfsen, Geir; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Kortet, Raine; Skau, Philip; Killie, Jan Eirik; Oskam, Irma Caroline; Strand, Harald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Sperm production and sperm swimming speed, which most likely affect fertilization under sperm competition, are modified by proximate mechanisms. In a comprehensive observational study of free-living and reproductively active Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), we examined the possible modulating effects of male social status (including ornamental development), parasite intensities, and immunity ...