Low satisfaction with medical care among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: A multicenter study

Affiliations

¹ Translational Skin Inflammation Research, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
² Dermatological Practice Dr. Friedrich/Dr. Philipp, Oranienburg, Germany.
³ Department of Dermatology and Phlebology, Vivantes Klinikum Im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.
⁴ Centre for Dermatosurgery, Havelklinik, Berlin, Germany.
⁵ Centre of Skin Diseases, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
⁷ ICH - International Center for Hidradenitis Suppurativa/Acne Inversa, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
⁸ Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany.
⁹ Dermatological Practice Siddi & Bachmann, Berlin, Germany.
¹⁰ MVZ Lobetal gGmbH, Bernau bei Berlin, Germany.
¹¹ Dermatological Practice Dr. Gross, Potsdam, Germany.
¹² Department of Dermatology, Bundeswehr Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
¹³ Dermatology Potsdam MVZ, Potsdam, Germany.

Kerstin Wolk et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025.

. 2025 May 2.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.20718. Online ahead of print.

¹ Translational Skin Inflammation Research, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
² Dermatological Practice Dr. Friedrich/Dr. Philipp, Oranienburg, Germany.
³ Department of Dermatology and Phlebology, Vivantes Klinikum Im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.
⁴ Centre for Dermatosurgery, Havelklinik, Berlin, Germany.
⁵ Centre of Skin Diseases, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
⁷ ICH - International Center for Hidradenitis Suppurativa/Acne Inversa, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
⁸ Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany.
⁹ Dermatological Practice Siddi & Bachmann, Berlin, Germany.
¹⁰ MVZ Lobetal gGmbH, Bernau bei Berlin, Germany.
¹¹ Dermatological Practice Dr. Gross, Potsdam, Germany.
¹² Department of Dermatology, Bundeswehr Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
¹³ Dermatology Potsdam MVZ, Potsdam, Germany.

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