Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Bucharest, Romania

Elena Daniela Serban; Maria Magdalena Constantin; Dorra Bouazzi; Cecilia E. Medianfar; Robin Christensen; Gregor B.E. Jemec

doi:10.1159/000540423

Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Bucharest, Romania

Elena Daniela Serban^*, Maria Magdalena Constantin, Dorra Bouazzi, Cecilia E. Medianfar, Robin Christensen, Gregor B.E. Jemec

^*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

Parker Instituttet

Abstract

UNLABELLED: <p>Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory disease of the apocrine gland-bearing areas frequently misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. Its true prevalence is still unknown and there is an ongoing interest in this matter. The current study was a part of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) initiative that is actively involved in better understanding the epidemiological characteristics of HS.

METHODS: This study was a multicenter study in 2 tertiary care hospitals in Bucharest. After obtaining consent, data from 796 healthy accompanying adults were included. A validated screening questionnaire was used before the clinical examination of the screening-positive and randomly selected screening-negative participants, respectively.

RESULTS: The prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa in Bucharest, Romania was 0.75% (95% confidence interval: [0.35%-1.63%]).

CONCLUSION: There aren't any data available regarding the prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa in Romania and the current report is the first paper addressing the prevalence of HS in the capital of Romania, Bucharest. </p>.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Dermatology
Vol/bind	241
Udgave nummer	Suppl. 1
Sider (fra-til)	107-111
Antal sider	5
ISSN	1018-8665
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1159/000540423
Status	Udgivet - 26 nov. 2025

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