Epidemiology of psoriasis in the years 2008–2015 in Poland

Abstract

Introduction. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. It occurs almost all over the world. More cases of psoriasis are seen among Caucasians than in other races. It occurs rarely, or not at all, in Aboriginal Australians or Native Americans. Objective. To analyze the prevalence of psoriasis in Polish voivodships in the years 2008-2015 considering gender, age, place of residence (urban-rural) and clinical form of the disease. Material and methods. The research was based on demographic data collected from the Central Statistical Office (GUS) in the years 2008-2015 for voivodships. The data concern all patients with psoriasis who were consulted during the study period or were hospitalized in institutions providing dermatological services under the National Health Fund (NFZ) contract. The patients were divided into several groups according to gender, age and place of residence. All groups were compared quantitatively and the results were presented in figures. Results. Based on the collected data, as many as 1,147,279 patients with psoriasis benefited from dermatological services in the years 2008-2015. People aged 41-60 years mostly suffered from psoriasis, with a slight predominance of women living in cities. There was also a noticeable increase in psoriasis patients treated in hospital conditions during the study period. Conclusions. The collected data provided a preliminary estimate of prevalence of psoriasis in the years 2008-2015 at about 2.99%. However, the data presented in this paper need further research. streszczenie Wprowadzenie. Łuszczyca jest przewlekłą, genetycznie uwarunkowaną chorobą zapalną skóry. Występuje niemal na całym świecie. Więcej przypadków stwierdza się wśród przedstawicieli rasy kaukaskiej niż rasy czarnej i żółtej. Wśród Aborygenów australijskich i Indian Ameryki Północnej choroba jest nieznana lub występuje bardzo rzadko.

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