13 research outputs found
Incidence and Prognosis of COVID-19 in Patients with Psoriasis: A Multicenter Prospective Study from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey
COVID-19 infection can have a poor prognosis, especial-
ly in patients with chronic diseases and those receiving immunosup-
pressive or immunomodulating therapies.
This study aimed to investigate the severity of COVID-19 infection
in patients with psoriasis and compare the infection severity for sys-
temic treatments and comorbidities.
We conducted a study in the dermatology clinics of five different
centers in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Four hundred and
eighty-eight patients were included, and 22.5% were confirmed as
having COVID-19 infection.
In our study, the frequency of hospitalization rates due to COVID-19
infection were similar (15.4%, 25.9% respectively) in patients receiv-
ing biological treatment and receiving non-biological systemic treat-
ment (P=0.344). Hospitalization rates were higher in patients with
hypertension, androgenetic alopecia, and acitretin use (P=0.043,
P=0.028, P=0.040).
In conclusion, current biologic treatments and non-biologic system-
ic treatments in patients with psoriasis did not appear to increase the
risk of the severe form of COVID-19, except for acitretin
Incidence and Prognosis of COVID-19 in Patients with Psoriasis: A Multicenter Prospective Study from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey
COVID-19 infection can have a poor prognosis, especial-
ly in patients with chronic diseases and those receiving immunosup-
pressive or immunomodulating therapies.
This study aimed to investigate the severity of COVID-19 infection
in patients with psoriasis and compare the infection severity for sys-
temic treatments and comorbidities.
We conducted a study in the dermatology clinics of five different
centers in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Four hundred and
eighty-eight patients were included, and 22.5% were confirmed as
having COVID-19 infection.
In our study, the frequency of hospitalization rates due to COVID-19
infection were similar (15.4%, 25.9% respectively) in patients receiv-
ing biological treatment and receiving non-biological systemic treat-
ment (P=0.344). Hospitalization rates were higher in patients with
hypertension, androgenetic alopecia, and acitretin use (P=0.043,
P=0.028, P=0.040).
In conclusion, current biologic treatments and non-biologic system-
ic treatments in patients with psoriasis did not appear to increase the
risk of the severe form of COVID-19, except for acitretin