Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Saudi Arabia

Yousef Binamer; Ola Samman; Anwar Aldabagh; Jwana Boushi; Dorra Bouazzi; Cecilia E. Medianfar; Robin Christensen; Gregor B.E. Jemec

doi:10.1159/000538727

Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Saudi Arabia

Yousef Binamer^*, Ola Samman, Anwar Aldabagh, Jwana Boushi, Dorra Bouazzi, Cecilia E. Medianfar, Robin Christensen, Gregor B.E. Jemec

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The Parker Institute

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UNLABELLED: <p>Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition. The prevalence of HS is underreported worldwide; moreover, the epidemiological studies about HS in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Therefore, this study was performed to explore the prevalence in Saudi Arabia.

METHODS: This study was a part of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) initiative. This study was a single-center study in tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All relevant data were collected after obtaining a written informed consent, and data were analyzed accordingly. The study was conducted between March and May 2023. The participants were healthy adults accompanying a child or adult in internal medicine or pediatrics outpatient clinics. The diagnosis was done clinically by an expert physician.

RESULTS: In total, 688 individuals were included; the estimated prevalence of HS is a minimum of 4.07% within the sample. The utilized questionnaire has a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 15%.

CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of HS in Saudi population necessitates more education to the community and health care providers for early diagnosis and management. </p>.

Original language	English
Journal	Dermatology
Volume	241
Issue number	Suppl. 1
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1018-8665
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000538727
Publication status	Published - 2025

Keywords

Hidradenitis suppurativa
Saudi Arabia
Prevalence
Humans
Saudi Arabia/epidemiology
Middle Aged
Hidradenitis Suppurativa/epidemiology
Male
Young Adult
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Surveys and Questionnaires
Child

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