Lennart Emtestam

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About me

Lennart Emtestam är senior professor i dermatologi och venereologi vid KI, med placering vid institutionen för medicin, Huddinge.

Research

Lennart is leading the Skin disease research group at the Infectious Diseases and Dermatology Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge.

Articles

Journal article: JEADV CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2026;5(1):303-305
Multiple Nodules in a Newborn
Balieva F; Lonndahl L; Bui TB; Emtestam L; Bajilan Z; Killasli H
Journal article: JAMA DERMATOLOGY. 2026;162(1):72-79
Standardization of Lesion Classification and Assessment by Investigators in Clinical Trials for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Garg A; Strunk A; Midgette B; Frasier K; Cohn E; Aarts P; Alavi A; Alhusayen R; Bechara BFG; Bettoli V; Brassard A; Brown DP; Chandran NS; Choon SE; Cohen SR; Daveluy S; Del Marmol V; Dellavalle RP; Emtestam L; Farida B; Fernandez-Penas P; Flowers RH; Frew JW; Gebauer KA; Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ; Goldfarb N; Horvath B; Hsiao JL; Jemec G; Lowes MA; Marzano AV; Matusiak L; Micheletti RG; Oon HH; Orenstein LAV; Ortega-Loayza AG; Paek SY; Pascual JC; Piguet V; Resnik BI; Rosmarin D; Roth GM; Sayed CJ; Silva DLF; Thorlacius L; Tzellos T; Van Der Zee H; Van Straalen K; Ingram JR
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2025;105:adv43657
Bidirectional Risk Association Between Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Lonndahl L; Najeeb M; Killasli H; Emtestam L; Ludwig RJ; Curman P
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2020;312(10):715-724
Clinical characteristics of pediatric hidradenitis suppurativa: a cross-sectional multicenter study of 140 patients
Riis PT; Saunte DM; Sigsgaard V; Villani AP; Guillem P; Pascual JC; Kappe NN; Vanlaerhoven AMJD; van der Zee HH; Prens EP; El-Domyati M; Abdel-Wahab H; Moftah N; Abdelghani R; Agut-Busquet E; Romani J; Hlela C; van den Worm L; Bettoli V; Calamo G; Gurer MA; Beksac B; Matusiak L; Glowaczewska A; Szepietowski JC; Emtestam L; Lapins J; Kottb HR; Fatani M; Weibel L; Theiler M; Delage-Toriel M; Thi THL; Nassif A; Becherel P-A; Dolenc-Voljc M; Doss N; Bouazzi D; Benhadou F; del Marmol V; Jemec GBE
Article: DERMATOLOGY. 2020;236(4):281-288
Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Sweden: A Registry-Based Cross-Sectional Study of 13,538 Patients
Killasli H; Sartorius K; Emtestam L; Svensson A
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2019;33(2):421-427
A survey among dermatologists: diagnostics of superficial fungal infections - what is used and what is needed to initiate therapy and assess efficacy?
Saunte DML; Piraccini BM; Sergeev AY; Prohic A; Sigurgeirsson B; Rodriguez-Cerdeira C; Szepietowski JC; Faergemann J; Arabatzis M; Pereiro M; Skerlev M; Lecerf P; Schmid-Grendelmeier P; Nenoff P; Nowicki RJ; Emtestam L; Hay RJ
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;178(3):715-721
Towards global consensus on core outcomes for hidradenitis suppurativa research: an update from the HISTORIC consensus meetings I and II
Thorlacius L; Garg A; Ingram JR; Villumsen B; Riis PT; Gottlieb AB; Merola JF; Dellavalle R; Ardon C; Baba R; Bechara FG; Cohen AD; Daham N; Davis M; Emtestam L; Fernandez-Penas P; Filippelli M; Gibbons A; Grant T; Guilbault S; Gulliver S; Harris C; Harvent C; Houston K; Kirby JS; Matusiak L; Mehdizadeh A; Mojica T; Okun M; Orgill D; Pallack L; Parks-Miller A; Prens EP; Randell S; Rogers C; Rosen CF; Choon SE; van der Zee HH; Christensen R; Jemec GBE
Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;178(3):e243
Towards global consensus on core outcomes for hidradenitis suppurativa research: an update from the HISTORIC consensus meetings I and II
Thorlacius L; Garg A; Ingram JR; Villumsen B; Rii PT; Gottlieb AB; Merola JF; Dellavalle R; Ardon C; Baba R; Bechara FG; Cohen AD; Daham N; Davis M; Emtestam L; Fernández‐Peñas P; Filippelli M; Gibbons A; Grant T; Guilbault S; Gulliver S; Harris C; Harvent C; Houston K; Kirby JS; Matusiak L; Mehdizadeh A; Mojica T; Okun M; Orgill D; Pallack L; Parks‐Miller A; Prens EP; Randell S; Rogers C; Rosen CF; Choon SE; van der Zee HH; Christensen R; Jemec GBE
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2018;32(2):307-312
Low and high body mass index in hidradenitis suppurativa patientsdifferent subtypes?
Riis PT; Saunte DM; Benhadou F; del Marmol V; Guillem P; El-Domyati M; Abdel-Wahab H; Antoniou C; Dessinioti C; Gurer MA; Beksac B; Szepietowski JC; Matusiak L; Emtestam L; Lapins J; Riad H; Doss N; Massa AF; Hamzavi I; Nicholson C; Dolenc-Voljc M; Kim KH; Ohn J; Zouboulis CC; Karagiannidis I; Mokos ZB; Durinec P; Jemec GBE
Journal article: IEEE MICROWAVE AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS LETTERS. 2017;27(6):605-607
Long-Term Monitoring of Skin Recovery by Micromachined Microwave Near-Field Probe
Topfer F; Emtestam L; Oberhammer J
Article: DERMATOLOGY. 2017;233(4):303-313
Photochemotherapy and Graft-versus-Leukemia Reaction in Acute Leukemia: Tumor Immunity and Survival Are Dependent on Timing of Photochemotherapy of the Skin
Feldreich N; Ringden O; Emtestam L
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. 2016;75(6):1151-1155
Intralesional triamcinolone for flares of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS): A case series
Riis PT; Boer J; Prens EP; Saunte DML; Deckers IE; Emtestam L; Sartorius K; Jemec GBE
Article: DERMATOLOGY. 2016;232(2):137-142
The ABC of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Validated Glossary on how to Name Lesions
Lipsker D; Severac F; Freysz M; Sauleau E; Boer J; Emtestam L; Matusiak L; Prens E; Velter C; Lenormand C; Meyer N; Jemec GBE
Article: DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS. 2016;34(1):29-35
The Microbiology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Ring HC; Emtestam L
Article: DERMATOLOGY. 2016;232(4):453-463
Photochemotherapy of Cutaneous Graft-versus-Host Disease May Reduce Concomitant Visceral Disease
Feldreich N; Ringden O; Emtestam L; Omazic B
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2015;29(4):619-644
European S1 guideline for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa
Zouboulis CC; Desai N; Emtestam L; Hunger RE; Ioannides D; Juhasz I; Lapins J; Matusiak L; Prens EP; Revuz J; Schneider-Burrus S; Szepietowski JC; van der Zee HH; Jemec GBE
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:C6RC
[Treated patients in survey: High satisfaction with botulinum toxin in palmar hyperhidrosis].
Deebaj R; Emtestam L; Lundeberg L; Brandin Samuelsson K; Girnita A
Article: APMIS. 2014;122(9):804-809
Microbiology of hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa): a histological study of 27 patients
Jahns AC; Killasli H; Nosek D; Lundskog B; Lenngren A; Muratova Z; Emtestam L; Alexeyev OA
Article: SKIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 2014;20(1):116-123
Millimeter wave silicon micromachined waveguide probe as an aid for skin diagnosis - results of measurements on phantom material with varied water content
Dancila D; Augustine R; Topfer F; Dudorov S; Hu X; Emtestam L; Tenerz L; Oberhammer J; Rydberg A
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2012;304(10):781-785
PGP 9.5 distribution patterns in biopsies from early lesions of atopic dermatitis
Emtestam L; Hagstromer L; Dou Y-C; Sartorius K; Johansson O
Article: MYCOSES. 2012;55(6):532-540
Treatment of distal subungual onychomycosis with a topical preparation of urea, propylene glycol and lactic acid: results of a 24-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Emtestam L; Kaaman T; Rensfeldt K
Article: MYCOSES. 2012;55(5):393-403
Treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp with a topical solution of urea, lactic acid, and propylene glycol (K301): results of two double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled studies
Emtestam L; Svensson A; Rensfeldt K
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2010;302(6):461-468
Cutaneous PGP 9.5 distribution patterns in hidradenitis suppurativa
Sartorius K; Emtestam L; Lapins J; Johansson O
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2010;162(6):1261-1268
Interobserver variability of clinical scores in hidradenitis suppurativa is low
Sartorius K; Killasli H; Heilborn J; Jemec GBE; Lapins J; Emtestam L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2009;161(4):831-839
Objective scoring of hidradenitis suppurativa reflecting the role of tobacco smoking and obesity
Sartorius K; Emtestam L; Jemec GBE; Lapins J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2008;18(5):547-553
Topical methyl aminolaevulinate photodynamic therapy versus cryotherapy for superficial basal cell carcinoma:: a 5 year randomized trial
Basset-Seguin N; Ibbotson SH; Emtestam L; Tarstedt M; Morton C; Maroti M; Calzavara-Pinton P; Varma S; Roelandts R; Wolf P
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. 2007;29:s615-s616
Isotretinoin treatment in acne vulgaris has no influence on the incidence of antibiotic-resistant Propionibacterium acnes
Oprica C; Emtestam L; Hagstroemer L; Nord CE
Article: SKIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 2007;13(1):73-78
Evaluation of the effects of topical clobetasol propionate by visual score, electrical impedance and laser Doppler flowmetry
Emtestam L; Kuzmina N; Talme T
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2007;87(3):246-254
Clinical and microbiological comparisons of isotretinoin vs. tetracycline in acne vulgaris
Oprica C; Emtestam L; Hagstromer L; Nord CE
Article: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2006;15(12):950-957
Expression pattern of somatostatin receptor subtypes 1-5 in human skin:: an immunohistochemical study of healthy subjects and patients with psoriasis or atopic dermatitis
Hagstromer L; Emtestam L; Stridsberg M; Talme T
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2006;298(1):31-37
Increased nerve growth factor and its receptors in atopic dermatitis:: an immunohistochemical study
Dou Y-C; Hagstroemer L; Emtestam L; Johansson O
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2006;31(2):272-277
Biophysical assessment of atopic dermatitis skin and effects of a moisturizer
Hagströmer L; Kuzmina N; Lapins J; Talme T; Emtestam L
Article: DERMATOLOGY. 2006;213(4):305-312
Bacteraemia in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa undergoing carbon dioxide laser surgery: Detection and quantification of bacteria by lysis-filtration
Sartorius K; Lapins J; Jalal S; Emtestam L; Hedberg M
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY. 2005;141(9):1123-1127
Incidence of cancer among patients with atopic dermatitis
Hagströmer L; Ye WM; Nyrén O; Emtestam L
Article: SKIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 2005;11(3):196-200
Non-invasive preoperative assessment of basal cell carcinoma of nodular and superficial types
Kuzmina N; Talme T; Lapins J; Emtestam L
Article: ANAEROBE. 2005;11(3):137-143
Genetic basis of resistance in Propionibacterium acnes strains isolated from diverse types of infection in different European countries
Oprica C; Löfmark S; Lund B; Edlund C; Emtestam L; Nord CE
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2005;85(1):9-12
Effects of pretreatment with a urea-containing emollient on nickel allergic skin reactions
Kuzmina N; Nyrén M; Lodén M; Edlund F; Emtestam L
Article: ANAEROBE. 2004;10(3):155-164
Antibiotic-resistant Propionibacterium acnes on the skin of patients with moderate to severe acne in Stockholm
Oprica C; Emtestam L; Lapins J; Borglund E; Nyberg F; Stenlund K; Lundeberg L; Sillerström E; Nord CE
Journal article: EXOGENOUS DERMATOLOGY. 2004;3(2):99-105
Nickel Susceptibility and Skin Barrier Function to Water after Treatment with a Urea-Containing Moisturizer
Lodén M; Kuzmina N; Nyrén M; Edlund F; Emtestam L
Article: SKIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 2003;9(4):357-362
Basal electrical impedance in relation to sodium lauryl sulphate-induced skin reactions -: a comparison of patients with eczema and healthy controls
Kuzmina N; Hagströmer L; Nyrén M; Emtestam L
Article: CONTACT DERMATITIS. 2003;49(1):26-31
Assessment of irritant skin reactions using electrical impedance - a comparison between 2 laboratories
Kuzmina N; Duval C; Johnsson S; Boman A; Lindberg M; Emtestam L
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. 2003;48(3):394-400
Electrical impedance as a potential tool to distinguish between allergic and irritant contact dermatitis
Nyrén M; Kuzmina N; Emtestam L
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. 2002;47(2):280-285
Scanner-assisted carbon dioxide laser surgery: A retrospective follow-up study of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Lapins J; Sartorius K; Emtestam L
Article: SKIN PHARMACOLOGY AND APPLIED SKIN PHYSIOLOGY. 2002;15(3):166-174
Urea and sodium chloride in moisturisers for skin of the elderly - A comparative, double-blind, randomised study
Kuzmina N; Hagströmer L; Emtestam L
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2002;293(12):614-619
Increased nerve growth factor- and tyrosine kinase A-like immunoreactivities in prurigo nodularis skin an exploration of the cause of neurohyperplasia
Johansson O; Liang Y; Emtestam L
Article: JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY. 2001;13(3):299-308
Effect of perorally administered pivmecillinam on the normal oropharyngeal, intestinal and skin microflora
Sullivan Å; Edlund C; Svenungsson B; Emtestam L; Nord CE
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY. 2001;137(6):730-734
Incidence of cancer among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Lapins J; Ye WM; Nyrén O; Emtestam L
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2001;81(2):96-99
Neutrophil-related host response in hidradenitis suppurativa:: A pilot study in patients with inactive disease
Lapins J; Åsman B; Gustafsson A; Bergström K; Emtestam L
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2001;81(1):28-30
No human leukocyte antigen-A, -B or -DR association in Swedish patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Lapins J; Olerup O; Emtestam L
Article: SKIN PHARMACOLOGY AND APPLIED SKIN PHYSIOLOGY. 2001;14(1):27-33
Do urea and sodium chloride together increase the efficacy of moisturisers for atopic dermatitis skin?: A comparative, double-blind and randomised study
Hagströmer L; Nyrén M; Emtestam L
Article: DERMATOLOGY. 2000;201(3):212-217
Instrumental measurement of the mantoux test:: Differential effects of tuberculin and sodium lauryl sulphate on impedance response patterns in human skin
Nyrén M; Hagströmer L; Emtestam L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1999;141(1):108-112
PUVA and cancer risk:: the Swedish follow-up study
Lindelöf B; Sigurgeirsson B; Tegner E; Larkö O; Johannesson A; Berne B; Ljunggren B; Andersson T; Molin L; Nylander-Lundqvist E; Emtestam L
Article: PHARMACOLOGY. 1999;59(1):51-56
Heme oxygenase inhibitors transiently increase serum ferritin concentrations without altering other acute-phase reactants in man
Berglund L; Galbraith RA; Emtestam L; Drummond GS; Angelin B; Kappas A
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1999;140(1):90-95
Coagulase-negative staphylococci are the most common bacteria found in cultures from the deep portions of hidradenitis suppurativa lesions, as obtained by carbon dioxide laser surgery
Lapins J; Jarstrand C; Emtestam L
Journal article: JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 1998;16:s116
Tuberculin tests assessed by electrical impedance
Emtestam L; Nyrén M; Hagströmer I
Article: DERMATOLOGY. 1998;197(4):313-316
Electrical impedance of nodular basal cell carcinoma:: A pilot study
Emtestam L; Nicander I; Stenström M; Ollmar S
Journal article: DERMATITIS. 1997;8(4):202-206
Electrical Impedance for Quantification and Classification of Experimental Skin Reactions
Emtestam L; Nyrén M
Journal article: DERMATITIS. 1997;8(4):202-206
Electrical Impedance for Quantification and Classification of Experimental Skin Reactions
Emtestam L; Nyrén M
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CONTACT DERMATITIS. 1997;8(4):202-206
Electrical impedance for quantification and classification of experimental skin reactions.
Emtestam L; Nyrén M
Article: SKIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 1997;3(4):252-258
Baseline electrical impedance measurements at various skin sites - related to age and sex.
Nicander I; Nyren M; Emtestam L; Ollmar S
Article: MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING. 1997;35(4):415-419
Information in full and reduced data sets of electrical impedance spectra from various skin conditions, compared using a holographic neural network
Ollmar S; Nicander I; Ollmar J; Emtestam L
Article: SKIN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 1997;3(2):121-125
Allergic contact reactions in the skin assessed by electrical impedance - a pilot study.
Nicander I; Ollmar S; Rozell BL; Emtestam L
Article: AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS. 1997;11(2):67-70
Skin and mucosal characteristics of symptomatic primary HIV-1 infection
Lapins J; Gaines H; Lindback S; Lidbrink P; Emtestam L
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 1997;27(1):130-135
Direct and sequential switching from mu to epsilon in patients with Schistosoma mansoni infection and atopic dermatitis
Baskin B; Islam KB; Evengard B; Emtestam L; Smith CIE
Article: ALLERGY. 1996;51(12):923-926
An electrical impedance technique for assessment of wheals
Nyren M; Ollmar S; Nicander I; Emtestam L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1996;135(4):644-646
Successful treatment, for acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau using topical calcipotriol
Emtestam L; Weden U
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1996;76(5):344-347
On T-cell recognition of nickel as a hapten
Emtestam L; Olerup O
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1996;134(5):886-891
Multiple basal cell carcinomas: No association with HLA-DRB, HLA-DQA1 or HLA-DQB1 in Swedish patients
Emtestam L; Wallberg P; Aldener A; Olerup O
Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1996;134(2):221-228
Correlation of impedance response patterns to histological findings in irritant skin reactions induced by various surfactants
NICANDER I; OLLMAR S; EEK A; ROZELL BL; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1996;134(2):257-261
Mucocutaneous manifestations in 22 consecutive cases of primary HIV-1 infection
LAPINS J; LINDBACK S; LIDBRINK P; BIBERFELD P; EMTESTAM L; GAINES H
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1996;134(2):257-261
Mucocutaneous manifestations in 22 consecutive cases of primary HIV-1 infection
Lapins J; Lindback S; Lidbrink P; Biberfeld P; Emtestam L; Gaines H
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1996;134(2):221-228
Correlation of impedance response patterns to histological findings in irritant skin reactions induced by various surfactants
Nicander I; Ollmar S; Eek A; Rozell BL; Emtestam L
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 1995;5(1):s47
Systemic photodynamic therapy in dermatology
Emtestam L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1995;132(5):718-724
ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE MEASURED TO 5 SKIN DEPTHS IN MILD IRRITANT DERMATITIS INDUCED BY SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE
NICANDER I; OLLMAR S; ROZELL BL; EEK A; EMTESTAM L
Article: ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY. 1995;79(5):554-558
PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY OF ORAL LICHEN-PLANUS - A CONTROLLED-STUDY
LUNDQUIST G; FORSGREN H; GAJECKI M; EMTESTAM L
Article: MEDICAL PROGRESS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. 1995;21(1):29-37
ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE FOR ESTIMATION OF IRRITATION IN ORAL-MUCOSA AND SKIN
OLLMAR S; EEK A; SUNDSTROM F; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1994;131(4):551-556
SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA - CO2-LASER STRIPPING-SECONDARY INTENTION TECHNIQUE
LAPINS J; MARCUSSON JA; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 1994;130(1):29-36
ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE COMPARED WITH OTHER NONINVASIVE BIOENGINEERING TECHNIQUES AND VISUAL SCORING FOR DETECTION OF IRRITATION IN HUMAN SKIN
OLLMAR S; NYREN M; NICANDER I; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1993;73(2):133-135
ANGIOKERATOMAS IN FABRYS-DISEASE AND FORDYCES DISEASE - SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT WITH COPPER-VAPOR LASER
LAPINS J; EMTESTAM L; MARCUSSON JA
Journal article: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 1993;100(3):271-274
HLA-DR, HLA-DQ AND HLA-DP ALLELES IN NICKEL, CHROMIUM, AND OR COBALT-SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS - GENOMIC ANALYSIS BASED ON RESTRICTION-FRAGMENT-LENGTH-POLYMORPHISMS
EMTESTAM L; ZETTERQUIST H; OLERUP O
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS. 1993;4(2):110-113
ROXITHROMYCIN COMPARED TO DOXYCYCLINE IN THE TREATMENT OF GENITAL CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION AND NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS
LIDBRINK P; BYGDEMAN S; EMTESTAM L; GAJECKI M; LAPINS J; WEDEN U
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1993;73(1):26-30
PHOTODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SN-PROTOPORPHYRIN - CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PHOTOTESTING IN HUMAN-SUBJECTS
EMTESTAM L; ANGELIN B; BERGLUND L; DRUMMOND GS; KAPPAS A
Journal article: CONTACT DERMATITIS. 1993;28(2):104-108
ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE INDEX IN HUMAN SKIN - MEASUREMENTS AFTER OCCLUSION, IN 5 ANATOMICAL REGIONS AND IN MILD IRRITANT CONTACT-DERMATITIS
EMTESTAM L; OLLMAR S
Journal article: CONTACT DERMATITIS. 1992;27(1):37-42
ELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE APPLIED TO NONINVASIVE DETECTION OF IRRITATION IN SKIN
OLLMAR S; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: LANCET. 1991;338(8759):91-93
PUVA AND CANCER - A LARGE-SCALE EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDY
LINDELOF B; SIGURGEIRSSON B; TEGNER E; LARKO O; JOHANNESSON A; BERNE B; CHRISTENSEN OB; ANDERSSON T; TORNGREN M; MOLIN L; NYLANDERLUNDQVIST E; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: GUT. 1990;31(8):899-904
STUDIES WITH THE HEME OXYGENASE INHIBITOR SN-PROTOPORPHYRIN IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY BILIARY-CIRRHOSIS AND IDIOPATHIC HEMOCHROMATOSIS
BERGLUND L; ANGELIN B; HULTCRANTZ R; EINARSSON K; EMTESTAM L; DRUMMOND G; KAPPAS A
Journal article: LANCET. 1989;1(8649):1231-1233
TIN-PROTOPORPHYRIN AND LONG-WAVE LENGTH ULTRAVIOLET-LIGHT IN TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS
EMTESTAM L; ANGELIN B; BERGLUND L; DRUMMOND GS; KAPPAS A
Journal article: HLA. 1989;33(5):531-541
SPECIFICITY OF HLA RESTRICTING ELEMENTS FOR HUMAN NICKEL REACTIVE T-CELL CLONES
EMTESTAM L; CARLSSON B; MARCUSSON JA; WALLIN J; MOLLER E
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA, SUPPLEMENT. 1989;146:107-110
Treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with a synthetic metalloporphyrin and UVA light.
Emtestam L; Berglund L; Angelin B; Kappas A
Journal article: IMMUNOGENETICS. 1988;28(5):310-313
ALLERGIC CONTACT-DERMATITIS TO NICKEL IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TAQ-I HLA-DQA ALLELIC RESTRICTION FRAGMENT
OLERUP O; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1988;68(5):395-401
HLA CLASS-II RESTRICTION SPECIFICITY FOR NICKEL-REACTIVE LYMPHOCYTES-T
EMTESTAM L; MARCUSSON JA; MOLLER E
Journal article: HLA. 1987;30(3):139-142
GENOMIC HLA-TYPING BY RFLP-ANALYSIS USING DR-BETA AND DQ-BETA CDNA PROBES REVEALS NORMAL DR-DQ LINKAGES IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS-VULGARIS
OLERUP O; WALLIN J; CARLSSON B; MARCUSSON J; EMTESTAM L; BJORNELIUS E; MOLLER E
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1987;67(6):529-532
HUMAN EPIDERMAL LANGERHANS CELLS IN BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID
EMTESTAM L; HOVMARK A; LINDBERG M; ASBRINK E
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 1987;279(7):498
STANDARDIZATION OF DERMATOPHYTE ANTIGENS AND THE ROLE OF LANGERHANS CELLS IN DERMATOPHYTOSIS
KAAMAN T; BRAATHEN LR; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 1986;46(8):723-729
STUDIES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VITAMIN-D3 STATUS AND URINARY-EXCRETION OF CALCIUM IN HEALTHY-SUBJECTS - EFFECTS OF INCREASED LEVELS OF 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN-D3
BERLIN T; EMTESTAM L; BJORKHEM I
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1986;66(2):117-120
DYNAMIC CHANGES IN THE EPIDERMAL OKT6 POSITIVE CELLS AT MILD IRRITANT REACTIONS IN HUMAN-SKIN
LINDBERG M; EMTESTAM L
Journal article: PHOTO-DERMATOLOGY. 1985;2(2):120-121
OCCUPATIONAL PHOTOSENSITIVITY TO DINITROTOLUENE
EMTESTAM L; FORSBECK M
Journal article: MYKOSEN. 1985;28(1):50-52
SIMULTANEOUS VISUALIZATION OF HUMAN EPIDERMAL IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELLS AND HYPHAE
EMTESTAM L; HOVMARK A; KAAMAN T; ASBRINK E
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1985;65(5):385-389
CORRELATION BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE INVIVO AND INVITRO RESPONSES IN NICKEL-ALLERGIC PATIENTS
ALTAWIL NG; BERGGREN G; EMTESTAM L; FRANSSON J; JERNSELIUS R; MARCUSSON JA
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1985;65(3):240-243
AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STAINING OF EPIDERMAL LANGERHANS CELLS IN TINEA CRURIS
EMTESTAM L; KAAMAN T; HOVMARK A; ASBRINK E
Journal article: CONTACT DERMATITIS. 1984;10(5):305-309
THE SCANDINAVIAN MULTICENTER PHOTOPATCH STUDY - PRELIMINARY-RESULTS
WENNERSTEN G; THUNE P; BRODTHAGEN H; JANSEN C; RYSTEDT I; CRAMERS M; EMTESTAM L; FISCHER T; FORSBECK M; FORSTROM L; HAMANN K; KALIMO K; KARVONEN J; KNUDSEN EA; LJUNGGREN B; MEDING B; SKOGH M; WULFF HC; LARSEN PO
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1984;64(5):456
FOLLOW-UP-STUDY ON MICROSPORUM-CANIS INFECTIONS IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
EMTESTAM L; KAAMAN T
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1983;80(28-29):2747-2748
[Sexually transmitted intestinal pathogens among homosexual men in Stockholm].
Emtestam L; Lindberg B; Pehrson PO; Ringertz O; Sandström E
Journal article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 1982;62(6):539-541
THE CHANGING CLINICAL PICTURE OF MICROSPORUM CANIS INFECTIONS IN SWEDEN
EMTESTAM L; KAAMAN T
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Book chapter: ROOK'S TEXTBOOK OF DERMATOLOGY. 2024;p. 1-35
Cutaneous Markers of Internal Malignancy
Emtestam L; Sartorius K
Review: JAMA DERMATOLOGY. 2023;159(11):1258-1266
Outcome Measures for the Evaluation of Treatment Response in Hidradenitis Suppurativa for Clinical Practice A HiSTORIC Consensus Statement
Mastacouris N; Tannenbaum R; Strunk A; Koptyev J; Aarts P; Alhusayen R; Bechara FG; Benhadou F; Bettoli V; Brassard A; Brown D; Choon SE; Coutts P; da Silva DLF; Daveluy S; Dellavalle RP; del Marmol V; Emtestam L; Gebauer K; George R; Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ; Goldfarb N; Hamzavi I; Hazen PG; Horvath B; Hsiao J; Ingram JR; Jemec GBE; Kirby JS; Lowes MA; Marzano AV; Matusiak L; Naik HB; Okun MM; Oon HH; Orenstein LAV; Paek SY; Pascual JC; Fernandez-Penas P; Resnik BI; Sayed CJ; Thorlacius L; van der Zee HH; van Straalen KR; Garg A
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2022;31:90-91
Mental health in Swedish patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Killasli H; Lonndahl L; Emtestam L
Editorial: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2021;184(5):796-798
A growing family of outcome measurement proposals for hidradenitis suppurativa
Emtestam L; Lapins J; Sartorius K
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2020;29:11-12
Hidradenitis suppurativa in Sweden: a registry-based cross-sectional study of 13538 patients
Emtestam L; Killasli H; Sartorius K; Svensson A
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2020;29:49
Azelaic acid and clindamycin for topical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa - promising results of an open study
Emtestam L; Killasli H; Lapins J; Sartorius K
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:FASY
[Cutaneous mastocytosis - update and clinical guidelines].
Bergström A; Rollman O; Emtestam L; Mattson M; Hägglund H; Nilsson G; Karlsson M
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2018;27:16-17
Post marketing observational study to assess quality of life changes in Swedish Patients with moderate or severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa on Adalimumab Treatment (HOPE study), interim analysis
Emtestam L; Al-Bayatti A; Popovic-Silwerfeldt K; Weyler L
Editorial: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2018;178(3):591-592
Interleukin-36 cytokine family signalling in hidradenitis suppurativa
Emtestam L; Sartorius K
Editorial: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2017;177(3):625-627
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists for treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa
Emtestam L; Sartorius K
Letter: DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY. 2017;43(4):604-605
Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment Using Methylene Blue-Assisted Sinus Tract Identification in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Emtestam L; Lapins J; Sartorius K
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2017;26:14-15
Clinical characteristics of low and high BMI Hidradenitis suppurativa patients
Riis PT; Saunte D; Marmol VD; Benhadou F; Guillem P; El-Domyati M; Abdel-Wahab H; Antoniou C; Dessinioti C; Gurer MA; Beksac B; Szepietowski J; Mathusiak L; Emtestam L; Lapins J; Kottb HR; Doss N; Massa AF; Hamzavi I; Nicholson C; Dolenc-Voljc M; Kim KH; Ohn J; Zouboulis C; Karagiannidis I; Durienc P; Mokos ZB; Jemec GBE
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2016;25:5
Hidradenitis suppurativa severity score system (HS⁴): preliminary results
Zouboulis CC; Alavi A; Betteoli V; Boer J; Danby FW; De Haes P; Delli FS; Dessinioti C; Emtestam L; Garcovich S; Giammarellos-Bourboulis E; Guillem P; Gulliver W; Hunger RE; Ingram J; Ingvarsson G; Jemec GBE; Martorell-Calatayud A; Mrowietz U; Nassif A; Nikolakis G; Patsatsi A; Pinter A; Prens EP; Puig L; Sabat R; Sinclair R; Szepietowski JC; Trigoni A; Tympanidis P; van der Zee HH; Zisimou C; Tzellos T
Conference publication: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2016;25:13
Partial actualization of the European S1 guideline for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa
Zouboulis CC; Desai N; Emtestam L; Hunger RE; Ioannides D; Juhasz I; Lapins J; Matusiak L; Prens EP; Revuz J; Schneider-Burrus S; Szepietowski JC; van der Zee HH; Jemec GBE
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2015;173(6):1546-1549
Diagnostic delay in hidradenitis suppurativa is a global problem
Saunte DM; Boer J; Stratigos A; Szepietowski JC; Hamzavi I; Kim KH; Zarchi K; Antoniou C; Matusiak L; Lim HW; Williams M; Kwon HH; Gurer MA; Mammadova F; Kaminsky A; Prens E; van der Zee HH; Bettoli V; Zauli S; Hafner J; Lauchli S; French LE; Riad H; El-Domyati M; Abdel-Wahab H; Kirby B; Kelly G; Calderon P; del Marmol V; Benhadou F; Revuz J; Zouboulis CC; Karagiannidis I; Sartorius K; Hagstromer L; McMeniman E; Ong N; Dolenc-Voljc M; Mokos ZB; Borradori L; Hunger RE; Sladden C; Scheinfeld N; Moftah N; Emtestam L; Lapins J; Doss N; Kurokawa I; Jemec GBE
Letter: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2015;29(5):1025-1026
Microbiology of folliculitis decalvans: a histological study of 37 patients
Jahns AC; Lundskog B; Nosek D; Killasli H; Emtestam L; Alexeyev OA
Review: POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2014;90(1062):216-221
Hidradenitis suppurativa: a common and burdensome, yet under-recognised, inflammatory skin disease
Dufour DN; Emtestam L; Jemec GB
Letter: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2013;93(3):350-351
Development of a Clinical Scandinavian Registry for Hidradenitis Suppurativa; HISREG
Ingvarsson G; Dufour DN; Killasli H; Sartorius K; Lapins J; Skau PA; Moseng D; Dinparvar D; Furberg A-S; Jemec GBE; Emtestam L
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(8):410-412
[Synchronous multiple primary melanoma are often missed. Increased attention to the patient's entire skin is required for early diagnosis].
Lapins J; Emtestam L; Hedblad M-A; Girnita A; Lindelöf B; Ljung A; Hansson J
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2011;66:152
Systemic mastocytosis - the disease with the many faces. The Swedish experience
Gulen T; Nilsson G; Dahlen S; Dahlen B; Saaf M; Emtestam L; Bendix M; Billgert L; Sander B; Hagglund H
Review: EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY. 2008;17(5):455-456
What causes hidradenitis suppurativa?
Kurzen H; Kurokawa I; Jemec GBE; Emtestam L; Sellheyer K; Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ; Nagy I; Bechara FG; Sartorius K; Lapins J; Krahl D; Altmeyer P; Revuz J; Zouboulis CC
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2008;128:S9
Expression of somatoslatin receptor subtypes 1 to 5 in normal skin, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis
Talme T; Hagstroemer L; Emtestam L; Stridsberg M
Conference publication: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2008;41:S217
Psoralene-UVA treatment of acute cutaneous graft-versus-host disease
Karlsson N; Aschan J; Bjoernelius E; Ljungman P; Emtestam L; Omazic B; Ringden O; Remberger M
Book chapter: 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL BIOIMPEDANCE AND THE 8TH CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY: IFMBE PROCEEDINGS. 2007;p. 168-171
Evaluation of the effects of topical clobetasol propionate by electrical impedance
Emtestam L; Kuzmina N; Talme T
Conference publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2006;155:57
Photodynamic therapy using topical methyl aminolaevulinate versus cryotherapy for treatment of primary superficial basal cell carcinoma:: results of a five-year prospective randomized trial
Nasset-Seguin N; Ibbotson S; Emtestam L; Tarstedt M; Morton C; Maroti M; Calzavara-Pinton P; Varma S; Roelandts R; Wolf P
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2006;126:S34
MAL-PDT versus cryotherapy for treatment of primary superficial basal cell carcinoma: Results of a five years prospective randomized trial
Basset-Seguin N; Ibbotson S; Emtestam L; Tarstedt M; Morton C; Maroti M; Calzavara-Pinton P; Varma S; Roelandts R; Wolf P; Saksela O; Rosdahl I
Book chapter: HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA. 2006;p. 161-173
Surgery
Lapins J; Emtestam L
Conference publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2005;153:29
Methyl aminolaevulinate photodynamic therapy vs. cryotherapy in primary superficial basal cell carcinoma:: results of a 36-month follow-up
Basset-Séguin N; Ibbotson S; Emtestam L; Tarstedt M; Morton C; Maroti M; Calzavara-Pinton P; Varma S; Wolf P; Roelandts R; Saksela O; Rosdahl I
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. 2005;52(3):P162
MAL-PDT versus cryotherapy in primary superficial basal cell carcinoma. results of a 36-month follow-up
Basset-Seguin N; Ibbotson S; Emtestam L; Tarstedt M
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2004;151(4):932-933
Basalioma after amiodarone therapy - not only in Britain
Hall MA; Annas A; Nyman K; Talme T; Emtestam L
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2003;149(1):211-213
Suggestions for uniform outcome variables when reporting treatment effects in hidradenitis suppurativa
Sartorius K; Lapins J; Emtestam L; Jemec GBE
Conference publication: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2003;149:46
Photodynamic therapy using methyl aminolaevulinate is as efficacious as cryotherapy in basal cell carcinoma, with better cosmetic results
Basset-Séguin N; Ibbotson S; Emtestam L; Tarstedt M; Morton C; Maroti M; Cazavara-Pinton P; Varma S; Roelandts R; Wolf P; Saksela O; Rosdahl I
Review: DERMATOLOGY NURSING / DERMATOLOGY NURSES' ASSOCIATION. 2002;14(4):242-246
Overview of treatments for acne.
Oprica C; Emtestam L; Nord CE
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2001;117(3):800
Irritant and allergic contact reactions assessed by electrical impedance
Nyrén M; Kuzmina N; Emtestam L
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2001;117(3):800
Differential effects of tuberculin and sodium lauryl sulphate on impedance response patterns in human skin
Nyrén M; Hagströmer L; Emtestam L
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2001;144(6):1278-1280
Endothelial cells express an α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone-like immunoreactivity in prurigo nodularis
Liang Y; Emtestam L; Johansson O
Published conference paper: ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 1999;873:214-220
On assessment of skin reactivity using electrical impedance
Nyrén M; Hagströmer L; Emtestam L
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1998;95(48):5507-5514
[Despite better knowledge of pathogenesis and treatment: atopic eczema--a disease with increasing incidence in Sweden].
Linde YW; Böhme M; Emtestam L; Holm L; Hovmark A; Wahlgren CF
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 1998;110(4):587
Tuberculin tests assessed by electrical impedance
Emtestam L; Nyrén M; Hagströmer L
Conference publication: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 1998;21:S114
PUVA treatment for graft-versus-host disease: A retrospective analysis.
Aschan J; Emtestam L; Ljungman P; Lonnqvist B; Ringden O
Letter: ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY. 1998;85(1):3-4
Photochemotherapy of oral lichen planus - Reply
Lundquist G; Emtestam L
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 1997;108(3):98
Bacteriologic findings in 3 depths of hidradenitis suppurativa during CO2 laser vaporization and thermic sterilization.
Lapins J; Jarstrand C; Emtestam L
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 1994;103(3):398
NO HLA-DR OR HLA-DQ ASSOCIATION IN SWEDISH PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE BASAL-CELL CARCINOMAS
EMTESTAM L; ALDENER A; WALLBERG P; OLERUP O
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 1993;100(4):447
DERMATITIS-HERPETIFORMIS IS MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRB1 LOCUS WITHIN THE DR3 (17), DQ2 HAPLOTYPE
EMTESTAM L; ALDENER A; OLERUP O
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 1992;98(4):506
HLA-DR, HLA-DQ AND HLA-DP GENES IN NICKEL, CHROMIUM AND OR COBALT SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS - GENOMIC ANALYSIS BASED ON RESTRICTION-FRAGMENT-LENGTH-POLYMORPHISM
EMTESTAM L; ZETTERQUIST H; WEDEN U; OLERUP O
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 1985;84(5):437-438
LANGERHANS CELL AND MILD IRRITANT REACTIONS
EMTESTAM L; LINDBERG M
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Professor, Senior, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-2022
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Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2010-2013
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