Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Lund and Gothenburg, Sweden : An Analysis from the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas Initiative
(2025) In Dermatology- Abstract
Abstract Introduction: Epidemiologic studies of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) from Sweden are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HS in Lund and Gothenburg, Sweden. Methods: This study was a part of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) initiative. The study was multicentered and included apparently healthy adults accompanying a patient to the Department of either Endocrinology or Ophthalmology in a Swedish University Hospital from February 1 to November 30, 2023. Recruitment occurred in the waiting rooms where the study participants were consecutively invited to answer a validated screening questionnaire which had been translated into Swedish. In the questionnaire, the key screening questions... (More)
Abstract Introduction: Epidemiologic studies of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) from Sweden are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HS in Lund and Gothenburg, Sweden. Methods: This study was a part of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) initiative. The study was multicentered and included apparently healthy adults accompanying a patient to the Department of either Endocrinology or Ophthalmology in a Swedish University Hospital from February 1 to November 30, 2023. Recruitment occurred in the waiting rooms where the study participants were consecutively invited to answer a validated screening questionnaire which had been translated into Swedish. In the questionnaire, the key screening questions asked were whether the study participant had had 2 or more boils/abscesses in the past 6 months and if these were in any of the typical skin sites for HS. Screen-positive and randomly selected screen-negative participants were clinically examined for HS by a dermatologist to verify the results. Results: A total of 551 accompanying adults were approached of which 505 answered the questionnaire. The prevalence of HS in this sample was 0.99% (95% confidence interval [0.43% 2.30%]). There was a statistically significant difference in BMI between the HS and control group, but not in relation to age or sex. Conclusion: HS appears to be a common chronic disease in Sweden. Also, there is a strong association between overweight/obesity and HS.
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- Mose, Anja Pahlow LU ; Arvidsson, Karin ; Nyberg, Karin ; Bouazzi, Dorra ; Christensen, Robin ; Jemec, Gregor B.E. and Marmgren, Victoria
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- 2025
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- in press
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- Acne inverse, Epidemiology, Hidradenitis suppurativa, Obesity, Prevalence
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- Dermatology
- publisher
- Karger
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- scopus:105010589046
- pmid:40623396
- ISSN
- 1018-8665
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- 10.1159/000539706
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>Abstract Introduction: Epidemiologic studies of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) from Sweden are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HS in Lund and Gothenburg, Sweden. Methods: This study was a part of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) initiative. The study was multicentered and included apparently healthy adults accompanying a patient to the Department of either Endocrinology or Ophthalmology in a Swedish University Hospital from February 1 to November 30, 2023. Recruitment occurred in the waiting rooms where the study participants were consecutively invited to answer a validated screening questionnaire which had been translated into Swedish. In the questionnaire, the key screening questions asked were whether the study participant had had 2 or more boils/abscesses in the past 6 months and if these were in any of the typical skin sites for HS. Screen-positive and randomly selected screen-negative participants were clinically examined for HS by a dermatologist to verify the results. Results: A total of 551 accompanying adults were approached of which 505 answered the questionnaire. The prevalence of HS in this sample was 0.99% (95% confidence interval [0.43% 2.30%]). There was a statistically significant difference in BMI between the HS and control group, but not in relation to age or sex. Conclusion: HS appears to be a common chronic disease in Sweden. Also, there is a strong association between overweight/obesity and HS.</p>}},
author = {{Mose, Anja Pahlow and Arvidsson, Karin and Nyberg, Karin and Bouazzi, Dorra and Christensen, Robin and Jemec, Gregor B.E. and Marmgren, Victoria}},
issn = {{1018-8665}},
keywords = {{Acne inverse; Epidemiology; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Obesity; Prevalence}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Karger}},
series = {{Dermatology}},
title = {{Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Lund and Gothenburg, Sweden : An Analysis from the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas Initiative}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000539706}},
doi = {{10.1159/000539706}},
year = {{2025}},
}