“The reason why psoriasis is of strategic importance in the field of skin diseases is that it has a substantial impact on the way of being of affected people.. The disease, even in the less severe forms, completely changes the life of these people, changes the type of study, the type of profession, the type of recreational activity. It is a disease that affects about 2-3% of the population and in about one fifth of patients it manifests itself with highly impacting and disabling forms “. Francesco Cusanopresident of the Italian hospital dermatologists association (Adoi), on the sidelines of the conference ‘Psoriasis: chronicity and patient needs’ promoted by Apiafco – Association of Italian psoriasis friends of the Corazza Foundation, held in Rome at the Chamber of Deputies.
“Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that arises from an immune-type problem – highlighted – There is an inflammation that develops at a certain point in life in the affected subjects and as a consequence of this phenomenon there is a much faster growth of the skin, with the formation of scales and thickening of the skin on a of redness. In the most impactful cases this means that there is a very extensive involvement in significant areas such as the face, hands, genitals. Or there is an involvement that goes beyond the skin and that can affect the joints or, in more rare cases, the gastrointestinal system. Secondly, patients can develop obesity and metabolic diseases “.
Cusano then concluded: “The important fact of an Alliance for psoriasis is to bring together all the protagonists involved in this disease: patient associations, consumer associations, politicians who influence decisions and obviously we doctors who are the executors. The base must be widened as much as possible “.
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