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Psoriasis: A Peer-to-Peer Perspective

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Psoriasis in Adolescents Takes a Toll on Mental Health

Investigators used Danish data to determine whether adolescents with psoriasis experience worse mental health than those without psoriasis.

Psoriasis and Air Pollution: Are They Related?

Investigators drew upon the UK Biobank to assess the impact of air pollution exposure on incident psoriasis.
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Surgery in Patients with Psoriasis Taking Biologics

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Dietary Modifications for Psoriasis?

Patients with Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases Need “Urgent” CV and HTN Management

A new systematic review and meta-analysis provides more-detailed information on the greater risk for hypertension and cardiovascular events among patients with inflammatory autoimmune diseases.
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Autoimmune Disease Has a Wide-ranging, Complex Impact on Work Productivity

A cross-sectional study compared work productivity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis/spondyloarthritis and found that even patients in remission or with mild disease activity report some burden of presenteeism, work productivity loss, or activity impairment.
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Fostering Accountability in Patients with Psoriasis

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Switching Biologics: The Details

Early Detection of Joint Damage in Patients with Psoriasis: What Works?

A comparison of patients with PsO and PsA identified several possible predictors for the progression from PsO to PsA, and examined whether MRI scans improved prediction of PsA.

Psoriasis: One Treatment Failure May Overshadow a Subsequent Successful One

South Korean researchers found that adult patients who have failed a prior biologic therapy for their psoriasis perceive their quality of life to be significantly lower than those who had not.

Psoriasis, Overweight, and Vitamin D: Is There an Association?

Investigators conducted a population-based study to determine the role of vitamin D deficiency in psoriasis and how body mass index might mediate the relationship.