Emma Johansson
Assistant Professor | Docent
E-mail: emma.johansson@ki.se
Visiting address: B3:01, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Derm o Ven Johansson E, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am associate professor of dermatoloy and venereology at Karolinska
Insitutet and dermatologist/Senior Consultant at the Karolinska University
Hospital.
Post Doc, Karolinska Institutet, 2018-2022
PhD, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
MD, Karolinska Institutet, 1999
Research
- Epidemiological studies on atopic dermatitis with main focus on patients with
severe disease receiving systemic treatment.
Teaching
- Assistant Senior Lecturer at the medical progamme (Dermatology and
Venereology) at Karolinska Institutet.
Articles
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2025Musters AH; Gerbens LAA; van der Gang L; Middelkamp-Hup MA; Ouwerkerk W; Hijnen DJ; Haufe E; Heinrich L; Werfel T; Weidinger S; Schmitt J; Svedbom A; Johansson EK; Bradley M; von Kobyletzki LB; Vittrup I; Ruge IF; Thyssen JP; Vestergaard C; Carrascosa JM; de Vega M; Garcia-Doval I; Chiricozzi A; Stingeni L; Calzavara-Pinton P; Ardern-Jones MR; Reynolds NJ; Flohr C; Spuls PI
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2025;105:43464-adv43464Jonsson PO; Tayefi M; Svedbom A; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(7):e102155Augustin M; Bewley A; Brueggen M-C; de Bruin-Weller MS; Ezzedine K; Ferrucci SM; Gkalpakiotis S; Herranz P; Johansson EK; Kampe T; Lapeere H; Legat FJ; Rehbinder EM; Szepietowski JC; Torres T; Vestergaard C; Werfel T; Domenech A; Massana E; Koscielny V; Narayanan S; Kasujee I; Gutermuth J
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2024;104:adv40796Tayefi M; Svedbom A; Ivert LU; Lundqvist M; Ruas JL; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. 2024;91(3):ab240Zink A; Beck LA; Lebwohl M; Gooderham M; Strober B; Maul J-T; Pinter A; Johansson EK; Chen Z; Hagen S; Bastian M
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2024;38(8):1637-1648Wecker H; Ziehfreund S; Sitaru S; Johansson EK; Elberling J; Doll A; Nicolaidou E; Scala E; Boffa MJ; Schmidt L; Sikora M; Torres T; Chernyshov PV; Zink A
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2024;104:adv38889Sigurdardottir G; Alsterholm M; Anderson CD; Bradley M; Falk MS; Johansson EK; Lundqvist M; Sonesson A; Svensson A; Theodosiou G; Vrang S; Kobyletzki LBV
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2023;120:23022Johansson E; Lysell J; Schiller B
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2023;37(9):1854-1862Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Johansson EK; Andersson N; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Jonsson M; Melen E; Ljungman PLS; Bergstrom A; Kull I
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2023;103:adv7312Alsterholm M; Svedbom A; Anderson CD; Holm Sommar L; Ivert LU; Josefson A; von Kobyletzki L; Lindberg M; Lundeberg L; Lundqvist M; Nylander E; Sandstrom Falk M; Shayesteh A; Sigurdardottir G; Sonesson A; Svensson A; Virtanen M; Vrang S; Wahlgren C-F; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Article: DERMATOLOGY PRACTICAL & CONCEPTUAL. 2023;13(1):e2023018Schultz K; Ivert LU; Lapins J; Sartorius K; Johansson EK
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2023;37(1):123-136Bosma AL; Musters AH; Bloem M; Gerbens LAA; Middelkamp-Hup MA; Haufe E; Schmitt J; Barbarot S; Seneschal J; Staumont-Salle D; Johansson EK; Bradley M; von Kobyletzki LB; Vittrup I; Ruge IF; Thyssen JP; Vestergaard C; de Vega M; Garcia-Doval I; Chiricozzi A; Stingeni L; Calzavara-Pinton P; Ardern-Jones MR; Reynolds NJ; Flohr C; Spuls PI
- Article: WORLD ALLERGY ORGANIZATION JOURNAL. 2022;15(12):100718Schober A; Tizek L; Johansson EK; Ekebom A; Wallin J-E; Buters J; Schneider S; Zink A
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00810Eczema-related Web Search Data in Sweden: Investigating Search Patterns and the Influence of WeatherTizek L; Wecker H; Schneider S; Johansson EK; Girmay Y; Zink A
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2022;36(11):2153-2165de Graaf M; Janmohamed SR; Schuttelaar MLA; Agner T; Alfonso JH; De Schepper S; Deleuran M; Despontin K; Elenius V; Ghislain P-D; Huilaja L; Johansson EK; Kvenshagen BK; Mandelin JM; Olset H; Svensson A; van Serooskerken AMVT; Thyssen JP; Vestergaard C
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00801Ivert LU; Svedbom A; Lundqvist M; Wahlgren C-F; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00774Johansson EK; Brenneche A; Trangbaek D; Stelmaszuk MN; Freilich J; Anderson CD
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00702Lundin S; Bergstrom A; Wahlgren C-F; Johansson EK; Andersson N; Ballardini N; Jonsson M; Melen E; Kull I
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2022;36(5):698-704Johansson EK; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E; Jonsson M; Lundin S; Wahlgren C-F; Ballardini N
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2021;185(2):335-342Association between atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases: a population-based case-control studyIvert LU; Wahlgren C-F; Lindelof B; Dal H; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(6):e044777Lundin S; Jonsson M; Wahlgren C-F; Johansson E; Bergstrom A; Kull I
- Article: BMC DERMATOLOGY. 2020;20(1):8Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2019;99(10):865-870Ivert LU; Johansson EK; Dal H; Lindelof B; Wahlgren C-F; Bradley M
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2019;108(6):1023-1027Hansson K; Johansson EK; Albage M; Ballardini N
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(3):709-716Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Bergstrom A; Johansson EK; Dahlen E; Andersson N; Kull I
- Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2018;98(7):630-635Johansson EK; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Lind T; Soderhall C; Melen E; Asad S; Bradley M; Lieden A; Ballardini N; Wahlgren C-F
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;140(6):1572-1579.e5Johansson EK; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Lind T; Soderhall C; van Hage M; Wickman M; Ballardini N; Wahlgren C-F
- Article: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;28(1):44-50Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Wahlgren C-F
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2016;174(3):594-601Wedgeworth E; Glover M; Irvine AD; Neri I; Baselga E; Clayton TH; Beattie PE; Bjerre JV; Burrows NP; Foelster-Holst R; Hedelund L; Hernandez-Martin A; Audrain H; Bhate K; Brown SJ; Baryschpolec S; Darne S; Durack A; Dvorakova V; Gach J; Goldstraw N; Goodyear H; Grabczynska S; Greenblatt D; Halpern J; Hearn RMR; Hoey S; Hughes B; Jayaraj R; Johansson EK; Lam M; Leech S; O'Regan GM; Morrison D; Porter W; Ramesh R; Schill T; Shaw L; Taylor AEM; Taylor R; Thomson J; Tiffin P; Tsakok M; Janmohamed SR; Laguda B; McPherson T; Oranje AP; Patrizi A; Ravenscroft JC; Shahidullah H; Solman L; Svensson A; Wahlgren CF; Hoeger PH; Flohr C
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2015;173(4):962-968Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Wahlgren C-F
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(32-33):1301-1303Nigard L; Johansson E
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All other publications
- Letter: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY. 2024;14(4):e12355Wecker H; Ziehfreund S; Sitaru S; Johansson EK; Elberling J; Doll A; Nicolaidou E; Scala E; Boffa MJ; Schmidt L; Sikora M; Torres T; Chernyshov PV; Zink A
- Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2023;78:137Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Johansson E; Andersson N; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Jonsson M; Melen E; Ljungman P; Bergstrom A; Kull I
- Letter: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2023;143(7):1306-1309.e4Padhi A; Rekha S; Benrejdal L; Grundeken ME; Lourda M; Ehrstrom M; Eyerich K; Paez IT; Johansson EK; Bradley M; Bergman P; Lysell J
- Editorial comment: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00754Lonndahl L; Lundqvist M; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Conference publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2022;187(1):E11Association between atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases: a population-based case-control studyIvert LU; Wahlgren C-F; Lindelof B; Dal H; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:14Ivert LU; Svedbom A; Lundqvist M; Wahlgren C-F; Bradley M; Johansson EK
- Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:34-35Tayefi M; Johansson EK; Svedbom A; Ivert LU; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
- Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:33Johansson EK; Svedbom A; Lundqvist M; Ivert LU; Bradley M
- Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:8Johansson E
- Editorial comment: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2021;185(1):8-9Johansson EK
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
- Corrigendum: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2020;100(13):adv00167Ivert LU; Johansson EK; Dal H; Lindelof B; Wahlgren CF; Bradley M
- Corrigendum: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2020;100(10):adv00135-2Ivert LU; Johansson EK; Dal H; Lindeloef B; Wahlgren CF; Bradley M
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
- Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2019;74:289-290Lundin S; Jonsson M; Wahlgren C; Bergstrom A; Johansson EK; Kull I
- Other: CASE REPORTS IN ONCOLOGY. 2018;11(3):751-755Johansson EK; Krynitz B; Holmsten M; Klockhoff K; Friman EI; Xie H
- Other: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(3):e141Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Bergström A; Johansson EK; Dahlén E; Andersson N; Kull I
- Other: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(3):e156Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Bergström A; Johansson EK; Dahlén E; Andersson N; Kull I
- Conference publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(1):E57-E58Johansson EK; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Lind T; Soderhall C; Melen E; Asad S; Bradley M; Lieden A; Ballardini N; Wahlgren CF
- Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2017;72:44-45Lundin S; Wahlgren C; Bergstrom A; Johansson EK; Dahlen E; Andersson N; Kull I
- Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2016;25:28Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Lind T; van Hage M; Wickman M; Wahlgren C-F
- Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2015;70:305Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Wahlgren C-F
- Letter: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;133(2):594-596Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Bohme M; van Hage M; Hallner E; Johansson E; Soderhall C; Kull I; Wickman M; Wahlgren C-F
- Published conference paper: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. 2007;84(1):72-76Bjornelius E; Anagrius C; Bojs G; Carlberg H; Johannisson G; Johansson E; Moi H; Jensen JS; Lidbrink P
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Grants
- Systemic treatment in atopic dermatiti patients with severe diseaseThe Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association’s Research Fund16 March 2025 - 31 December 2025
- The importance of filaggrin gene mutation for treatment response and side effects during treatment with systemics for atopic dermatitis (AD).the Stockholm County Council (ALF grants)1 January 2024 - 31 December 2025Atopisk dermatit (AD) är en kroniskt återkommande inflammatorisk hudsjukdom med torr hud och kliande hudutslag. De med AD besväras av klåda, sömnstörning och påtaglig påverkan på livskvaliteten. AD orsakas av ett samspel mellan genetiska faktorer och miljöfaktorer. Den viktigaste genetiska riskfaktorn för att insjukna med AD är mutation ifilaggringenen (FLG). Behandlingen vid AD består i första hand av kortisonkrämer som dämpar inflammationen och klådan. Vid svår AD som inte svarar på utvärtes behandling ges systemisk immunmodulerande behandling. En studie har visat att patienter med AD som har FLG-mutationer behöver högre doser av systemiska läkemedel för att får samma effekt som de med AD av samma svårighetsgrad men utan FLG-mutation. Hur FLG-mutation påverkar behandlingseffekt vid behandling med det nya biologiska läkemedlet dupilumab, samt om gendos påverkar behandlingssvar är inte studerat. Syfte: Huvudsyftet är att kartlägga om patienter med svår AD som har en FLG-mutation svarar annorlunda på systemisk behandling jämfört med AD-patienter som inte har FLG-mutation.
- Studies of patients with severe atopic dermatitis on systemic pharmacotherapyHudFonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation)1 January 2024 - 1 January 2025
- Treatment and Direct Costs in Atopic DermatitisAbbVie30 December 2023 - 31 December 2025
- Effect of systemic treatment among patients with severe atopic dermatitisKI Foundation & Funds30 December 2023 - 31 December 2025
- Studies of patients with severe atopic dermatitis on systemic pharmacotherapyHudFonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation)1 June 2023 - 31 December 2024
- The effect of systemic treatment in patients with severe atopic dermatitisThe Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association’s Research Fund1 January 2022 - 31 May 2025
- The effect of systemic treatment for atopic dermatitis on depressive symptomsthe Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology30 June 2021 - 31 December 2021
- The importance of filaggrin mutation for different aspects of atopic dermatitisHudfonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation),1 June 2021 - 31 December 2023
- The importance of filaggrin mutation for different aspects of eczemaHudfonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation)1 June 2019 - 31 December 2021
- The importance of filaggrin mutation for different aspects of atopic dermatitis in children and adolescentsThe Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association’s Research Fund1 January 2018 - 31 May 2020
Employments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2025
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
- Specialist of dermatology and venereology, Dermatology and Venereology, Hudkliniken, Södersjukhuset, 2008
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1999