Profile of patients receiving medical care at a reference, support, and treatment center for psoriasis patients at a university hospital.
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.
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (HULW-UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Túlio Germano Machado
TG
Cordeiro
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (HULW-UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Bruno D' Paula
BP
Andrade
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (HULW-UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Esther Bastos
EB
Palitot
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (HULW-UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Márcia Regina
MR
Piuvezam
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (HULW-UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Sandra Rodrigues
SR
Mascarenhas
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult