Hidradenitis suppurativa and psychiatric disease: the need for nuanced analysis
This letter highlights key methodological limitations in the meta-analysis by Folkmann et al. on hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and psychiatric disease. We emphasize the need to control for inflammatory bowel disease, address sociodemographic confounders, adopt more dynamic severity measures and explore sex-based differences. Addressing these gaps will enhance the interpretability and clinical applicability of future HS–psychiatric comorbidity research.
Authors
- Narina A. Samah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5274-3880)
- Zhanshuo Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3181-6454)
- Yilin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0381-2974)
- Zhou Heng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6222-3292)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Guang’anmen Hospital (CN)
- University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf328
- Primary Topic
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00