Reports
Connecting Global Networks, Creating Global Impact, Fostering HS Unity Across Continents.
This Global Report has been a collaborative effort between the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA). GHiSA, dedicated to advancing global HS knowledge, awareness, and education about HS, has produced this report to offer a comprehensive overview of HS. It covers extensive aspects on HS, including diagnosis, emerging treatments, and global efforts. By highlighting the severe impact of HS, our aim is to guide policy makers, encouraging resource allocation and health care improvement for the patients.
This report has been created by the GHiSA organization, representing a collaborative effort by all authors (see authors section).
Our appreciation goes to Dr. Noah Goldfarb and Prof. Anisa Mosam for providing insightful comments and expert review. The authors extend their sincere thanks to the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) for their support and guidance throughout the creation of this report. Special appreciation is also extended to the HS Foundation for providing valuable patient quotes, and heartfelt gratitude is expressed to all patients who generously shared their experiences living with HS. Our gratitude goes to Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam Bhuiyan for his assistance in acquiring pictures of HS lesions. We extend our sincere thanks to the patients who generously provided images for the report.
All authors are listed in alphabetical order
Alavi, Afsaneh
Department of Dermatology, Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Bardhi, Redina
Department of Dermatology, Henry
Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Benhadou, Farida
Hôpital Erasme HUB, Université
Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Bouazzi, Dorra
Department of Dermatology,
Zealand University Hospital,
Roskilde, Denmark
Chandran, Nisha S.
Division of Dermatology,
Department of Medicine, National
University Hospital, Singapore
Del Marmol, Veronique
Hôpital Erasme HUB, Université
Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Long, Valencia
Division of Dermatology,
Department of Medicine, National
University Hospital, Singapore
Hamzavi, Iltefat
Department of Dermatology, Henry
Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ibekwe, Perpetua
Dermatology unit, Department
of Medicine, College of Health
Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja,
Nigeria
Ingram, John R.
Division of Infection & Immunity,
Cardiff University, Cardiff, United
Kingdom
Jemec, Gregor B. E.
Department of Dermatology,
Zealand University Hospital,
Roskilde, Denmark
McGrath, Barry
HS Ireland, Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Association, County Clare, Ireland
Medianfar, Cecilia E.
Department of Dermatology,
Zealand University Hospital,
Roskilde, Denmark
Naik, Haley B.
Department of Dermatology,
University of California, San
Francisco, USA
Saunte, Ditte M. L.
Department of Dermatology,
Zealand University Hospital,
Roskilde, Denmark
Taiwo, Toluwani
Department of Dermatology,
University of California, San
Francisco, USA
van der Zee, Hessel H.
Erasmus University Medical Center,
Department of Dermatology,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
van Straalen, Kelsey R.
Erasmus University Medical Center,
Department of Dermatology,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Villumsen, Bente
Patientforeningen HS Danmark
Zouboulis, Christos
Departments of Dermatology,
Venereology, Allergology and
Immunology, Staedtisches Klinikum
Dessau; Brandenburg Medical
School Theodor Fontane and Faculty
of Health Sciences Brandenburg,
Dessau, Germany
GHiSA wishes to express its appreciation to the following endorses for their invaluable support:
- African Society of Dermatology and Venerology (ASDV)
- Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation (CHSF)
- Dermatological Society of Singapore (DSS)
- Ethiopian Dermatology and Venerology Society (EDSV)
- European Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation e.V. (EHSF)
- Hidradenitis Patiënten Vereniging (HPV)
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Expert Resource Group (ERG) of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation, Inc.
- International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations (GlobalSkin)
- International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS)
- Nederlandse Vereniging voor Dermatologie en Venereologie (NVDV)
- Nordic Dermatology Association (NDS)
- Patientforeningen HS
- Region Zealand, Zealand University Hospital