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This study aims to compare the levels of depression in patients with acne inversa to matched controls and assess influencing factors.

Depression is a frequent co‐morbidity in patients with acne inversa

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This study aims to compare the levels of depression in patients with acne inversa to matched controls and assess influencing factors.
90 voluntary participants were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Participants included patients with acne inversa and age-, gender-, and BMI-matched controls.
The correlation between depression and factors like anxiety, sexual distress, and inflammation was evaluated.
38.6% of acne inversa patients were found to be affected by depression compared to 2.4% in control subjects.
Anxiety and sexual distress showed a strong correlation with the degree of depression in acne inversa patients.
The duration of the disease and age of patients did not significantly correlate with depression levels.

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Randomized trial evaluates depression in acne inversa patients, suggesting heightened psychological risk.

Kurek et al. (2013) studied this question.

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