title: The role of psychological factors in palmoplantar pustulosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to find out whether emotional stress is related to palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Our 21 patients with palmoplantar pustulosis and 21 age- and sex-matched controls were studied with the help of a psychological interview and two psychological tests: Eysenk's Personality Questionnaire for Adults (EPQ-A) and Inventory of Situations and Response of Anxiety (ISRA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anxiety, ranging from moderate to severe was higher in PPP patients than in controls (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings seem to indicate that stress may be related to exacerbation of the palmoplantar pustulosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain. majesaez@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sáez-Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noda-Cabrera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Tejera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guimerá-Martín-Neda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dorta-Alom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escoda-García
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fagundo-González
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez-González
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Montelongo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Bustínduy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires