Emma Johansson

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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 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. 2024;91(3):ab240
52284 Influence of Biological Sex on Clinical Manifestation in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis and on Dupilumab Treatment Effectiveness
Zink 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):1637-1648
Burden of atopic dermatitis in Europe: A population-centred approach leveraging web search data in 21 European countries
Wecker 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
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2024;104:adv38889
Cross-Cultural Validation of the RECAP of Atopic Eczema Question-naire in a Swedish Population
Sigurdardottir G; Alsterholm M; Anderson CD; Bradley M; Falk MS; Johansson EK; Lundqvist M; Sonesson A; Svensson A; Theodosiou G; Vrang S; Kobyletzki LBV
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2023;37(9):1854-1862
Childhood atopic dermatitis is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood-A population-based cohort study
Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Johansson EK; Andersson N; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Jonsson M; Melen E; Ljungman PLS; Bergstrom A; Kull I
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2023;120:23022
[Structured and regular workplace-based assessment and feedback of clinical competence for residents in dermatology].
Johansson E; Lysell J; Schiller B
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2023;103:adv7312
Establishment and Utility of SwedAD: A Nationwide Swedish Registry for Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Receiving Systemic Pharmacotherapy
Alsterholm 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):e2023018
Lead Time from First Suspicion of Malignant Melanoma in Primary Care to Diagnostic Excision: a Cohort Study Comparing Teledermatoscopy and Traditional Referral to a Dermatology Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital
Schultz K; Ivert LU; Lapins J; Sartorius K; Johansson EK
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2023;37(1):123-136
Mapping exercise and status update of eight established registries within the TREatment of ATopic eczema Registry Taskforce
Bosma 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):100718
Monitoring disease activity of pollen allergies: What crowdsourced data are telling us
Schober A; Tizek L; Johansson EK; Ekebom A; Wallin J-E; Buters J; Schneider S; Zink A
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00810
Eczema-related Web Search Data in Sweden: Investigating Search Patterns and the Influence of Weather
Tizek L; Wecker H; Schneider S; Johansson EK; Girmay Y; Zink A
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2022;36(11):2153-2165
Systemic treatment of children and adolescents with atopic dermatitis aged ≥2 years: a Delphi consensus project mapping expert opinion in Northern Europe
de 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:adv00801
The Impact of Systemic Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis on Depressive Symptoms: A Prospective Clinical Cohort Study
Ivert LU; Svedbom A; Lundqvist M; Wahlgren C-F; Bradley M; Johansson EK
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00774
Treatment Patterns among Patients with Atopic Dermatitis in Secondary Care: A National, Observational, Non-interventional, Retrospective Study in Sweden
Johansson EK; Brenneche A; Trangbaek D; Stelmaszuk MN; Freilich J; Anderson CD
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00702
Living with Atopic Dermatitis as a Young Adult in Relation to Health-related Quality of Life and Healthcare Contacts: A Population-based Study
Lundin 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):698-704
Prevalence and characteristics of atopic dermatitis among young adult females and males-report from the Swedish population-based study BAMSE
Johansson EK; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E; Jonsson M; Lundin S; Wahlgren C-F; Ballardini N
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2021;185(2):335-342
Association between atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases: a population-based case-control study
Ivert LU; Wahlgren C-F; Lindelof B; Dal H; Bradley M; Johansson EK
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(6):e044777
Young adults' perceptions of living with atopic dermatitis in relation to the concept of self-management: a qualitative study
Lundin S; Jonsson M; Wahlgren C-F; Johansson E; Bergstrom A; Kull I
Article: BMC DERMATOLOGY. 2020;20(1):8
Weight gain in patients with severe atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab: a cohort study
Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2019;99(10):865-870
Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Register-based Case-control Study from Sweden
Ivert LU; Johansson EK; Dal H; Lindelof B; Wahlgren C-F; Bradley M
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2019;108(6):1023-1027
Paediatric haematohidrosis: an overview of a rare but clinically distinct condition
Hansson K; Johansson EK; Albage M; Ballardini N
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(3):709-716
Use of emollients and topical glucocorticoids among adolescents with eczema: data from the population-based birth cohort BAMSE
Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Bergstrom A; Johansson EK; Dahlen E; Andersson N; Kull I
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2018;98(7):630-635
Prognosis of Preschool Eczema and Factors of Importance for Remission
Johansson 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.e5
IgE sensitization in relation to preschool eczema and filaggrin mutation
Johansson EK; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Lind T; Soderhall C; van Hage M; Wickman M; Ballardini N; Wahlgren C-F
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:EUEC
[Atopic eczema common at all ages].
Johansson E
Article: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;28(1):44-50
Association between preschool eczema and medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in school age
Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Wahlgren C-F
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2016;174(3):594-601
Propranolol in the treatment of infantile haemangiomas: lessons from the European Propranolol In the Treatment of Complicated Haemangiomas (PITCH) Taskforce survey
Wedgeworth 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):962-968
Atopic and nonatopic eczema in adolescence: is there a difference?
Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Wahlgren C-F
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(32-33):1301-1303
[Pyoderma gangrenosum should be suspected in intractable wounds. 56-year-old woman had more than 30 years history of undiagnosed illness].
Nigard L; Johansson E
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Letter: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY. 2024;14(4):e12355
Dilemmas of nomenclature: Web search analysis reveals European preferences in atopic skin diseases
Wecker 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
Letter: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2023;143(7):1306-1309.e4
Baricitinib Blocks Cytokine-Mediated Downregulation of PAD1 in Human Keratinocytes: A Possible Molecular Link to the Effects of JAK Inhibitors in Atopic Dermatitis
Padhi A; Rekha S; Benrejdal L; Grundeken ME; Lourda M; Ehrstrom M; Eyerich K; Paez IT; Johansson EK; Bradley M; Bergman P; Lysell J
Conference publication: ALLERGY. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;78:137
Childhood atopic dermatitis is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in young adulhood -A population-based cohort study
Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Johansson E; Andersson N; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Jonsson M; Melen E; Ljungman P; Bergstrom A; Kull I
Editorial comment: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:adv00754
Dupilumab Significantly Reduces Symptoms of Prurigo Nodularis and Depression: A Case Series
Lonndahl L; Lundqvist M; Bradley M; Johansson EK
Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:34-35
OBSERVED WEIGHT GAIN IN MALE ATOPIC DERMATITIS PATIENTS TREATED WITH DUPILUMAB
Tayefi M; Johansson EK; Svedbom A; Ivert LU; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:33
SWEDAD - THE NATIONAL REGISTRY FOR SWEDISH ATOPIC DERMATITIS PATIENTS RECEIVING SYSTEMIC TREATMENT
Johansson EK; Svedbom A; Lundqvist M; Ivert LU; Bradley M
Conference publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2022;187(1):E11
Association between atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases: a population-based case-control study
Ivert LU; Wahlgren C-F; Lindelof B; Dal H; Bradley M; Johansson EK
Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:8
ATOPIC DERMATITIS - TOPICAL TREATMENTS AND SKIN MOISTURIZERS
Johansson E
Conference publication: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2022;102:14
THE IMPACT OF SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS ON DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: A PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL COHORT STUDY
Ivert LU; Svedbom A; Lundqvist M; Wahlgren C-F; Bradley M; Johansson EK
Editorial comment: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2021;185(1):8-9
Psychiatric conditions in children with atopic dermatitis
Johansson EK
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Weight gain in patients with severe atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab: a cohort study
Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Weight gain in patients with severe atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab: a cohort study
Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
Corrigendum: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2020;100(13):adv00167
Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Register-based Case-control Study from Sweden (vol 99, pg 865, 2019)
Ivert LU; Johansson EK; Dal H; Lindelof B; Wahlgren CF; Bradley M
Corrigendum: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2020;100(10):adv00135-2
Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Register-based Case-control Study from Sweden (vol 99, pg 865, 2019)
Ivert LU; Johansson EK; Dal H; Lindeloef B; Wahlgren CF; Bradley M
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Weight gain in patients with severe atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab: a case series
Johansson EK; Ivert LU; Bradley B; Lundqvist M; Bradley M
Conference publication: ALLERGY. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;74:289-290
"You try to take as little as possible"-A qualitative study of young adults with eczema recruited from the population-based birth cohort (BAMSE)
Lundin S; Jonsson M; Wahlgren C; Bergstrom A; Johansson EK; Kull I
Other: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(3):e156
润肤剂和局部糖皮质激素治疗成人湿疹
Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Bergström A; Johansson EK; Dahlén E; Andersson N; Kull I
Other: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(3):e141
Emollients and topical glucocorticoids in adolescents with eczema
Lundin S; Wahlgren CF; Bergström A; Johansson EK; Dahlén E; Andersson N; Kull I
Other: CASE REPORTS IN ONCOLOGY. 2018;11(3):751-755
Severe Photo Toxicity Recalled by Docetaxel
Johansson EK; Krynitz B; Holmsten M; Klockhoff K; Friman EI; Xie H
Conference publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;179(1):E57-E58
Prognosis of preschool eczema and factors of importance for remission
Johansson EK; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Lind T; Soderhall C; Melen E; Asad S; Bradley M; Lieden A; Ballardini N; Wahlgren CF
Thesis / dissertation: 2017
Eczema in childhood and adolescence
Johansson, Emma
Conference publication: ALLERGY. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;72:44-45
Use of topical treatment of eczema among adolescents - data from a population-based birth cohort (BAMSE)
Lundin S; Wahlgren C; Bergstrom A; Johansson EK; Dahlen E; Andersson N; Kull I
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2016;25:28
A longitudinal study of the association between preschool eczema or filaggrin mutations and IgE sensitization up to 16 years of age
Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Lind T; van Hage M; Wickman M; Wahlgren C-F
Conference publication: ALLERGY. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2015;70:305
Atopic and non-atopic eczema in adolescence: what is the difference?
Johansson EK; Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Wahlgren C-F
Letter: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;133(2):594-596
Infantile eczema: Prognosis and risk of asthma and rhinitis in preadolescence
Ballardini 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. 2008;84(1):72-76
Antibiotic treatment of symptomatic Mycoplasma genitalium infection in Scandinavia:: a controlled clinical trial
Bjornelius E; Anagrius C; Bojs G; Carlberg H; Johannisson G; Johansson E; Moi H; Jensen JS; Lidbrink P
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Grants

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 2025
Studies of patients with severe atopic dermatitis on systemic pharmacotherapy
HudFonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation)
1 January 2024 - 1 January 2025
Treatment and Direct Costs in Atopic Dermatitis
AbbVie
30 December 2023 - 31 December 2025
Effect of systemic treatment among patients with severe atopic dermatitis
KI Foundation & Funds
30 December 2023 - 31 December 2025
Studies of patients with severe atopic dermatitis on systemic pharmacotherapy
HudFonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation)
1 June 2023 - 31 December 2024
The effect of systemic treatment in patients with severe atopic dermatitis
The Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association’s Research Fund
1 January 2022 - 31 May 2025
The effect of systemic treatment for atopic dermatitis on depressive symptoms
the Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology
30 June 2021 - 31 December 2021
The importance of filaggrin mutation for different aspects of atopic dermatitis
Hudfonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation),
1 June 2021 - 31 December 2023
The importance of filaggrin mutation for different aspects of eczema
Hudfonden (The Welander-Finsen Foundation)
1 June 2019 - 31 December 2021
The importance of filaggrin mutation for different aspects of atopic dermatitis in children and adolescents
The Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association’s Research Fund
1 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

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