The Hidden Socioeconomic Toll of Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Authors

  • Florian Regensberger Department for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9859-7121
  • Fiona André Department for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
  • Sarah Maier Institute of Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Economics, Medical Statistics and Informatics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7012-3669
  • Christian Posch Department for Dermatology, Clinic Hietzing, Vienna Healthcare Group, Vienna, Austria; Faculty of Medicine, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Dermatology and Allergy, School of Medicine, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-3567
  • Matthias Schmuth Department for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-1334

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.44495

Keywords:

Acne inversa, Hidradenitis suppurativa, professional life

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2025-08-18

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Regensberger, F., André, F., Maier, S., Posch, C., & Schmuth, M. (2025). The Hidden Socioeconomic Toll of Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv44495. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.44495

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