Internalized stigma is the adoption of negative attitudes and stereotypes of the society regarding a person's illness. It causes decreased self-esteem and life-satisfaction, increased depression and suicidality, and difficulty in coping with the illness. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the internalized stigma state of psoriatic patients and to identify the factors influencing internalized stigma. The secondary aim was to identify the correlation of internalized stigma with quality of life and perceived health status. This multicentre, cross-sectional study comprised 1485 patients. There was a significant positive correlation between mean values of Psoriasis Internalized Stigma Scale (PISS) and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, Body Surface Area, Dermatological Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaire-12 (P < 0.001 in all). Lower percieved health score (P = 0.001), early onset psoriasis (P = 0.016), family history of psoriasis (P = 0.0034), being illiterate (P < 0.001) and lower income level (P < 0.001) were determinants of high PISS scores. Mean PISS values were higher in erythrodermic and generalized pustular psoriasis. Involvement of scalp, face, hand, genitalia and finger nails as well as arthropathic and inverse psoriasis were also related to significantly higher PISS scores (P = 0.001). Our findings imply that psoriatic patients experience high levels of internalized stigma which are associated with psoriasis severity, involvement of visible body parts, genital area, folds or joints, poorer quality of life, negative perceptions of general health and psychological illnesses. Therefore, internalized stigma may be one of the major factors responsible from psychosocial burden of the disease.
Background: Internalized stigma, adoption of negative attitudes and stereotypes of the society regarding persons' illness, has not been studied previously in pediatric psoriasis patients. Objective: We aimed to investigate the internalized stigma in pediatric psoriasis patients and to determine differences according to factors affecting internalized stigma compared to adult psoriasis patients. Methods: This multicenter,
GirişReaktif perforan kollagenozis (RPK) hiperkeratotik papüller ve histopatolojik olarak yapısal değişikliğe uğramış kollajen liflerinin transepidermal eliminasyonu ile karakterize sıklıkla diabetes mellitus ve renal yetmezlik ile ilişkili nadir görülen bir hastalıktır. Çocuklarda görülen kalıtsal ve erişkinde görülen kazanılmış tip olmak üzere 2 tip olarak sınıflandırılır. Her iki tipte de yüzeyel deri travmasının hastalığı tetikleyici rol oynadığı düşünülmektedir 1 . Olgu SunumuElli dokuz yaşında kadın hasta, 2 aydır gövde, kol ve bacaklarda şiddetli, özellikle geceleri artış gösteren kaşıntının olduğu kabuklu yaralar şikayeti ile polikliniğimize başvurdu. Yalnız yaşayan hastanın ailesinde benzer şikayeti olan yoktu. On beş yıldır diabetes mellitus tanısı olan hasta oral antidiyabetik kullanıyordu. Muayenede gövde ve ekstremitelerde çok sayıda 1-5 cm çaplarda, eritemli, merkezinde krutların olduğu, bazıları ülsere, umblike papül ve plaklar mevcuttu (Resim 1, 2). Ayak Reactive perforating collagenosis (RPC) is characterized by hyperkeratotic papules and histopathologically transepidermal elimination of structural altered collagen fibers. It is often associated with diabetes mellitus and renal failure. Superficial skin trauma is thought to play a role in triggering the disease. In this article, we present a rare case of a 59-year-old woman with complaint of itching and scabs for 2 months. The patient diagnosed with scabies and RPC treated with 5% permethrin. After scabies treatment, the symptoms and clinical findings of RPC were successfully checked. AbstractReaktif perforan kollagenozis (RPK) hiperkeratotik papüller ve histopatolojik olarak yapısal değişikliğe uğramış kollajen liflerinin transepidermal eliminasyonu ile karakterizedir. Sıklıkla diabetes mellitus ve renal yetmezlik ile ilişkili bir hastalıktır. Yüzeyel deri travmasının hastalığı tetikleyici rol oynadığı düşünülmektedir. Bu makalede, 59 yaşında kadın, iki aydır kaşıntı ve kabuklu yara şikayetleri olan nadir bir olguyu sunduk. Skabies ve RPK tanısı konan hasta %5 permetrin ile tedavi edildi. Skabies tedavisi sonrasında RPK'nın semptom ve klinik bulguları başarılı bir şekilde kontrol edildi.
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