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The psychosocial burden of psoriasis and barriers to biologic therapy in Hong Kong: patients’ perspectives

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This journal suppl. is proceedings of the 18th MRC 2013INTRODUCTION: Psoriatic skin lesions are often visible and have negative impact on patients’ quality of life (QoL). The introduction of biologic therapies has revolutionised the treatment of psoriasis. They are highly efficacious in clearing skin lesions and relieving joint symptoms. The use of biologics in psoriasis patients is associated with improved QoL and patient satisfaction. In Hong Kong, the psychosocial impacts of psoriasis on patients and their satisfaction towards various treatment modalities have not been well studied. Moreover, the ways local patients come to access the information on biologics and their concerns are unclear. METHODS: We conducted a survey of 85 psoriasis …published_or_final_versio

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