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Explore the options and collect questions for your treatment conversation.
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For people with HS & their supporters
Your life.Your waywith HS.
Acne Inversa raises a lot of questions. Find information, practical support and tools for everyday life with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
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01 / Information
Make senseof HS.
What do the symptoms mean? What happens after a diagnosis? Start with the basics.
02 / Symptom tracker
Capturetoday.
How are you feeling today? Keep a record of symptoms and notes. You can start without an account.
03 / Finding care
Findsupport.
Find care providers with documented HS services and details to help you get in touch.
04 / Appointments
Make itcount.
Whether you are explaining recurring symptoms for the first time or already tracking HS, prepare the right summary for your appointment.
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Recurring symptoms, no diagnosis yet?
Organise where the problem happens, how often it returns, what it has been called before and what treatment you have already had.
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Already tracking your HS here?
Turn observations and saved questions from this browser into a summary for your next appointment.
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05 / Everyday life
Lifewith HS.
Work, travel, pain or a new flare: find practical tools for the situation you are in.
Your notes for the next step
Record observations, collect questions and take a summary to your appointment. No account needed, in this browser.
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Stories & peer support
Read lived experiences, explore community questions or find a peer-support space where you can connect with other people living with HS.
Patient stories Community questions Find peer supportFollow the research
Explore HS research and look for clinical studies in the trial finder.
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All articlesHow Common Is Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Germany? Why the Numbers Differ
German studies report HS in 0.03%, 0.3% or 1.16% of people. They measured different things. What each study found, why the figures differ, and what can reasonably be concluded.
Read articleHS research update (2026-10-01): What’s new on PubMed?
A patient-friendly overview of new PubMed publications on hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) — with sources, clear limitations, and no medical advice.
Read articleA New US Hidradenitis Suppurativa Guideline Is Coming: What's Actually Confirmed So Far
AAD and the HS Foundation are developing a new joint hidradenitis suppurativa guideline to replace the 2019 North American guidance. Here is what is actually confirmed about its status, and what has already changed in HS treatment since 2019 — without overstating details that aren't yet public.
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