Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis prevalence in two physiatric surgeries

Psorijaticni artritis manifestira se kao kronicni recidivirajuci seronegativni asimetricni erozivni oligoartritis ili poliartritis pridružen psorijaticnim promjenama na koži. Prema podatcima iz literature prevalencija psorijaze u opcoj populaciji Hrvatske varira izmedu 1 i 2%. Cilj ovog rada bio je ustanoviti ucestalost psorijaze i psorijaticnog artritisa u dvije fizijatrijske ambulante KB Dubrava. Od 1. 1. do 31. 12. 2004. pregledano je i lijeceno fizikalnom terapijom 4747 pacijenata zbog tegoba sustava za kretanje. Bolesnici su bili iz sjeveroistocnog dijela Zagreba i okolnih gradica i sela sa sveukupnom populacijom od 150.000 stanovnika. Sve pacijente sa suspektnom psorijazom pregledao je dermatolog. Statisticka analiza ukazuje da je prevalencija psorijaze 1,03%, te da su oba spola podjednako zahvacena (27 muškaraca i 22 žene). Prevalencija artritisa u pacijenata sa psorijazom je 14,29% i signifikantno je veca u muškaraca (5) nego u žena (2).Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic and recurring seronegative asymetric and erosive oligoarthritis or polyarthritis characterized by psoriatic skin changes. According to literature data, psoriasis prevalence in the general population of Croatia varies between 1% and 2%. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in two physiatric surgeries in Dubrava Clinical Hospital. A total of 4747 patients were examined and treated with physical therapy for locomotor system disturbances from January 1st to December 31st, 2004. Patients came from the north-eastern part of Zagreb and the nearby towns and villages with an overall population of 150,000. All patients with suspicious psoriasis were examined by a dermatologist. Statistical analysis showed that the prevalence of psoriasis is 1.03%, and that the two sexes were equally involved (27 male and 22 female). The prevalence of arthritis in psoriatic patients was 14.29% and significantly higher in men (5) than in women (2)