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BACKGROUND: T-cell infiltration, epidermal hyperproliferation, and disturbed keratinization are pathologic hallmarks of plaque psoriasis. Oral fumaric acid esters are an effective therapy for psoriasis and are believed to exert their effects mainly through their anti-inflammatory properties. OBJECTI
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis lesions accumulate protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) with a variable distribution within plaques due to variations in hyperkeratosis causing differences in penetration of cream or light. Objectives: To study the effects of different keratolytic pretreatments in PpIX-induced fluorescence
Background Although costs of biologics are high, effective treatment of patients with psoriasis may reduce the total health care costs, as it may limit the need for hospitalization. Objectives To investigate the economic impact of psoriasis, including direct costs, before and after the introduction
INTRODUCTION: Since actinic keratoses (AKs) often appear in areas with field cancerization, photodynamic therapy (PDT) may have significant advantages over the standard treatment options. Objectives: Clinical efficacy of PDT with topical methyl aminolevulinate (MAL-PDT) in field cancerization was ev
BACKGROUND: Knowledge on the sequential treatment of psoriasis with biologics with regard to efficacy and safety is sparse. This also applies to the efficacy and safety of adalimumab in patients previously treated with etanercept. The relationship between the reasons for discontinuation of etanercep
SUMMARY: Immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplant recipients (RTRs) is associated with an increased risk for the development of (pre)malignancies involving the skin and the female lower genital tract. We assessed whether yearly cervical screening was performed and evaluated the development of s
BACKGROUND: Chronic psychiatric patients are prone to develop skin diseases. However, epidemiological data are scarce. OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of skin complaints and dermatological disorders in residential psychiatric patients. METHODS: Ninety-one randomly chosen patients of the reside
BACKGROUND: Juvenile psoriasis is a chronic and incurable skin disease that affects approximately 0.7% of children. OBJECTIVES: To achieve more insight into the quality of life (QoL) in childhood psoriasis and to investigate whether disease severity scores correlate with QoL scores. METHODS: All con
Psoriasis is now classified as an immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) of the skin. It is being recognized that patients with various IMIDs, including psoriasis, are at higher risk of developing "systemic" co-morbidities, e.g., cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolic syndrome, and overt diabe
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