“Psoriasis is a skin disease is an integumentary disease in which skin cells build up and form dry itchy patches.” (Lisk 2016) This disease is considered a systemic inflammatory disorder. “There is no current cure, but treatment is a possibility of help. This such disorder can be lifelong or last just a few years.” (Lisk 2016)
Previous studies have reported that psoriasis has a conflicting correlation with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A thirty-year literature research of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register databases on this topic. Four observational studies with 13,418 subjects were identified. “Psoriasis patients are at a greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than the general population (odds ratio, 1.90; 95% confidence interval, 1.36–2.65) and that the association between of psoriasis and with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was stronger among patients with severe psoriasis (odds ratio, 2.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.26–3.67).” …show more content…
The article seems to suggest that psoriasis patients are not exactly kept informed of the risks and associations between their disease, smoking, and COPD. If this truly the case, that I agree one hundred percent with the authors of this article. I feel that patients with either psoriasis or COPD should be informed of the correlations. As self-awareness could be the key to the patient making the situation ultimately worse for them self inherently continuing their self- worsening
Previous studies have reported that psoriasis has a conflicting correlation with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A thirty-year literature research of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register databases on this topic. Four observational studies with 13,418 subjects were identified. “Psoriasis patients are at a greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than the general population (odds ratio, 1.90; 95% confidence interval, 1.36–2.65) and that the association between of psoriasis and with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was stronger among patients with severe psoriasis (odds ratio, 2.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.26–3.67).” …show more content…
The article seems to suggest that psoriasis patients are not exactly kept informed of the risks and associations between their disease, smoking, and COPD. If this truly the case, that I agree one hundred percent with the authors of this article. I feel that patients with either psoriasis or COPD should be informed of the correlations. As self-awareness could be the key to the patient making the situation ultimately worse for them self inherently continuing their self- worsening