Footnotes

• Contributors SK cared for the patient directly and drafted the manuscript. NS assisted in drafting the manuscript. BF provided dermatopathologic interpretation and edited the manuscript. JV also cared for the patient directly and edited the manuscript.

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

• Competing interests None declared.

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

• First published Konda S, Shetty N, Friedman B, et al. Delayed drug hypersensitivity reaction to secukinumab in a patient with hidradenitis suppurativa. BMJ Case Reports 2022;15:e249684.