title: Alcoholism and psoriasis-an immunological relationship.
abstract: Studies on association of psychiatric diseases and immunopathology has been an area of recent research activities. Alcohol has been implicated in some immune mediated disorders. Observation of occurrence of psoriasis, an immune mediated skin disorder in alcoholic patients has not been reported anywhere in literature. We report here 4 cases of alcoholism related psoriasis and discuss the possible immunological relationship between these two disorders. The need for study of effect of alcoholism on cell-medicated immunity associated conditions like auto-immune disorders and malignancy is presented.
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Tamilnadu Arasu Medical Science & Research Institute (TAMARAI), Porur, Madras-600 116.
authors: T N
authors: TN
authors: Srinivasan
authors: T R
authors: TR
authors: Suresh
authors: J V
authors: JV
authors: Devar
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Jayaram