Verneuil Expertise
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Sources and method
The information on Verneuil Expertise comes from identified medical sources, cited on each page. This page presents these sources, the way they are used and how to cite the site.
This information does not replace a medical consultation. Last updated: .
Where does the site’s information come from?
The facts and figures on the site come from the summary sheet “Maladie de Verneuil – Épidémiologie” (SNFCP, 2024) and the studies it cites. The points marked [Pasteur] come from the Institut Pasteur disease fact sheet, and those marked [SFD] from the guidelines of the Société Française de Dermatologie (SFD, the French Society of Dermatology).
This site explains hidradenitis suppurativa (HS, known in France as Verneuil’s disease) in plain words, for patients and those close to them. The figures come from a summary sheet written by doctors (SNFCP, 2024) and are cited with their source. This information does not replace a medical consultation.
Each page has its own list of sources. In these lists, the studies keep the number they have in the summary sheet: the same number therefore refers to the same study on every page.
What are the main sources?
Three documents form the basis of the site.
[sheet] Ezanno AC, Fougerousse AC, Alam A. Maladie de Verneuil – Épidémiologie. Diplôme inter-universitaire de proctologie médicochirurgicale, SNFCP, 2024.
[Pasteur] Institut Pasteur. Maladie de Verneuil : symptômes, traitement, prévention. Disease fact sheet, updated in January 2026. Read the fact sheet on pasteur.fr
[SFD] Société Française de Dermatologie, Centre de Preuves en Dermatologie. Hidradenitis suppurativa guidelines (2019 update): management decision tree and pages on diagnosis and treatments (updated between 2024 and January 2026). The details of the pages used are given in the sources of each page of the site.
Where can I find the sources for each page?
Each page ends with the full list of its sources.
How to cite the site?
To cite a page, give its title, the date it was last updated and its address.
Verneuil Expertise. “Hidradenitis suppurativa (Verneuil’s disease): understanding the disease and knowing who to see”. Updated on . https://verneuil-expertise.com/
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