Key clinical point: The skin lesions of hidradenitis suppurativa patients showed greater infiltration of neutrophils, compared with those of healthy controls’ skin.

Major finding: A significant correlation (P less than .0001) occurred between the amount of neutrophil extracellular traps released in hidradenitis suppurativa lesions and hidradenitis suppurativa severity.

Study details: The data come from 16 African American adults with hidradenitis suppurativa.

Disclosures: The study was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP), and the Danby Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation. Dr. Byrd disclosed participating in the Johns Hopkins Ethnic Skin Fellowship, which was supported in part by Valeant. Dr. Byrd also disclosed serving as a former investigator for Eli Lilly.