Korean J Dermatol.
2001 Jul;39(7):743-748.
Diseases Associated with Psoriasis: Multicenter Study
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 2Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Dermatology, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 4Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Korea.
- 5Department of Dermatology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Korea.
- 6Department of Dermatology, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine8, Korea, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of other diseases associated with psoriasis has been investigated in recent years.
OBJECTIVE
This study was performed to see diseases associated with psoriasis in Korea.
METHODS
From september 1999 to May 2000, a total of 293 patients with psoriasis, who visited the department of dermatology in 6 hospitals were enrolled in a subject group for the study. We surveyed the incidence rates of associated diseases.
RESULTS
In our study, diseases more concomitantly present in patients with psoriasis were dermatophyte infection, seborrheic dermatitis and benign tumor and nevus in skin diseases and obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, gastritis and hepatitis in systemic diseases. Less concomitantly present in patients with psoriasis were erythroderma, acne, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, bacterial infection, tonsillitis, and internal cancer.
CONCLUSION
Our observations show a distinct pattern of diseases associated with psoriasis in Korea. Further investigation will be mandatory to elucidate concomitant diseases in psoriasis.
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