Title |
Profile of patients receiving medical care at a reference, support, and treatment center for psoriasis patients at a university hospital*
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Published in |
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.201644945 |
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Authors |
Túlio Germano Machado Cordeiro, Bruno D' Paula Andrade, Esther Bastos Palitot, Márcia Regina Piuvezam, Sandra Rodrigues Mascarenhas |
Abstract |
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated disease affecting 1-3% of the population worldwide. This work seeks to draw a profile of patients with psoriasis, analyzing socioeconomic, anthropometric, and clinical aspects. For this, medical records from 81 individuals who received medical care in a university hospital in 2014 were consulted. It was observed that the patients were mostly dark-skinned black adult men, with a low education level and a low income, who were sedentary, former smokers, obese, with an increase in waist circumference, and who did not consume alcohol. Psoriasis vulgaris predominated, beginning mainly on the scalp, hands, and feet. In addition, many presented some type of associated comorbidity and had relatives with psoriasis. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 40 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 15% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 10% |
Researcher | 3 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
Other | 6 | 15% |
Unknown | 12 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 20% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 20% |
Sports and Recreations | 4 | 10% |
Psychology | 2 | 5% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 15 | 38% |