Psoriasis, Genel Bilgiler, Epidemiyoloji

Psoriasis genel populasyonda %1-3 oranýnda görülen kronik inflamatuvar hastalýktýr. Dermatoloji polikliniklerine baþvuran hastalarýn %6-8’ini psoriasisli hastalar oluþturmaktadýr. Hastalýðýn yaygýnlýðýna ve iyi bilinen klinik özelliklerine raðmen çalýþmalar patogenezi ve tedavisi üzerinde yoðunlaþmýþtýr, epidemiyoloji konusunda veri daha azdýr. Hastalýðýn etyopatogenezinde immünolojik, otoimmün ve genetik faktörlerin etkili olduðu düþünülmektedir. Son yýllarda psoriasis bir hastalýk spektrumu veya sistemik bir hastalýk olarak tanýmlanmaya baþlanmýþtýr ve hastalýðýn patogenezi, eþlik eden bozukluklar ve tedavileri üzerine yapýlan araþtýrma sayýsý giderek artmaktadýr.

Psoriasis, Introduction, General Information, Epidemiology

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder affecting 1-3% of the population and psoriatic patients constitute 6-8% of the attendants of outpatient dermatology polyclinics. Though it is a common disease with well known clinical features, current studies have focused on the pathogenesis and the treatment of the disease while little research has focused on epidemiologic characteristics of the disease. The etiopathogenesis of psoriasis is related with immunologic, autoimmune, and genetic factors. Currently psoriasis has been considered as a disease spectrum or a systemic disease and there is a growing body of research on the pathogenesis, associating disorders and treatment of the disease.