Prevalence of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Lyon: Results from the French Team of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas Project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction: The exact prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) remains elusive, in France as elsewhere. The Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) project is a unique opportunity not only to determine the exact prevalence in each participating center but also to help estimate the global prevalence and provide a basis for comparing centers with each other and obtaining potential pathophysiological indications.

Methods

A French version of the questionnaire developed for the GHiSA initiative was proposed to healthy adults accompanying a patient to the outpatient clinic.

Results

The prevalence of HS in the 525 participants was 3.43% (95% confidence interval: 2.2%-5.4%). The HS patients were 10 females and 8 males and were significantly younger than non-HS controls

SUBMITTER: Guillem P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12233959 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature