OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship among subjective illness impact, subjective well-being, and psoriasis severity as assessed by dermatologists. Furthermore, subjective well-being of psoriasis patients was compared to available norm data. METHODS Fifty-nine psoriasis patients participated in this study. The following measures were administered: (a) the Pict...

BACKGROUND While clinical trial data on the efficacy of itolizumab in the management of psoriasis is relatively well documented, data on the effectiveness of this humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody in real-world settings is sparse. AIMS The current study assessed the effectiveness of itolizumab in real-world settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study assessed psoriasis area severity index (...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of patients with psoriasis in Japan using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Furthermore, we had evaluated the correlation between DLQI and clinical severity of psoriasis. METHODS The Japanese version of DLQI was used to assess the QOL of patients. Psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) and Itch visual analogue scal...

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic skin ailment which can be connected with an increased occurrence of other illnesses, including the metabolic syndrome. EXAMINEES AND METHODS A prospective study has been conducted which included 70 patients affected by psoriasis, both genders, older than 18 years. Average age being 47,14 (SD=±15,41) years, from that there were 36 men or 51,43 and 34 women o...

Tazarotene, the first of new generation receptor selective topical retinoid, currently being investigated and widely used in treatment of mild to moderate psoriasis. The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topical tazarotene gel 0.1% in comparison with corticosteroid mometasone furoate 0.1% cream in treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis. 50 patients of chronic plaqu...

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic-relapsing inflammatory skin disorder, in whose pathogenesis oxidative stress is suggested to be involved. Among different enzymes that play a role in maintaining the cellular redox balance, we aimed to assess the alteration of glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity in cutaneous lesions and its correlation with the disease severity, firstly, to support the possi...

BACKGROUND There is little information concerning the costs of psoriasis and patients' quality of life (QoL) in Germany. OBJECTIVE To obtain data on the annual costs and QoL(to follow in a further publication) of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. METHODS Between October 2003 and February 2004, six office-based dermatologists and eight dermatology outpatient departments retr...

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic skin ailment, which can be connected with other ailments including dyslipidemia. EXAMINEES AND METHODS Research included 70 patients affected by psoriasis. Both genders, above 18 years of age. Average age of the respondents was 47.14 (SD= ±15.41), which consisted of 36 men (51.43%) and 34 women (48.57%). The average duration of psoriasis was 15.52 (SD= ±12....

If latter part of the electricity supply chain including the LV network and customers is becoming more active. There can (EV) and other distributed energy resources (DER) connected to the grid and the customer can actively participate to the electricity market through resources. communities which are at least partly self terms of electric energy. This suggests microgrid (μG) operation. There ha...

OBJECTIVE Recently a number of new therapies have been introduced to treat psoriasis, but concerns have been expressed about their high cost. The purpose of this study was to determine whether most psoriasis treatments lie within the accepted range of cost-utility. METHODOLOGY 32 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis were administered the Euro-Qol 5 Dimension (EQ-5D) survey to calculate ...