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A Double Burden

Arch Dermatol. 1999;135:1541-1542.

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IN THIS month's ARCHIVES, Poikolainen et al¹ offer the new finding that patients with psoriasis face a greater likelihood of death from heavy drinking and smoking. The authors conclude that psoriasis has its onset after heavy alcohol use, making alcohol a risk factor for psoriasis. The authors recommend preventing heavy alcohol use and smoking among patients with psoriasis as a way to help them improve their disease, quality of life, and life span.

If the results of this Finnish study are accurate, physicians need to be aware that people who have psoriasis may be more likely to develop problems with alcohol, and they may need special attention and guidance with lifestyle issues. This finding is certainly consistent with a 1990 Russian study of 1159 alcoholics; psoriasis was found 10 times more frequently in alcoholics than in the controls.²

Furthermore, other studies have identified a significant reduction in self-confidence and ability . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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