Posts Tagged ‘Psoriasis’
Smoking Can Trigger Psoriasis
In psoriasis, skin cells multiply rapidly, resulting in pain, itchy rashes. Although the exact cause of psoriasis is a mystery, a study by a team of American and Canadian researchers reveals a potential trigger of the disease: smoking.
A review of data collected in the Nurses Health Study, researchers reported the following results:
The risk of a smoker to develop psoriasis is almost 80 percent higher than that of people who have never smoked
Risk of developing psoriasis is more than 35 percent higher among people who are former smokers compared with never smokers (this risk remains elevated for as long as 20 years after quitting smoking)
Among smokers, those who smoke more are at high risk
Exposure to secondhand smoke also increases risk, especially among children
Researchers predict that treatments of psoriasis are probably more effective among non-smokers compared with smokers
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Arthritis is Common in People with Psoriasis
Up to 14 percent of people with psoriasis also have psoriatic arthritis, a study suggests.
Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that combines symptoms of psoriasis, such as dry and scaly skin, with features of arthritis, such as pain and joint inflammation.
“People with psoriasis who complain of pain in their joints or back would have a significant and treatable form of arthritis,” he told Reuters Health Dr. Philip S. Helliwell, University of Leeds in Britain. “Most people who were diagnosed had symptoms for many years that had been misdiagnosed or underestimated by their physicians,” he added.
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