대피지
2001년 39권 7호 743 ~ 748
Backgound：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
& 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. |
