C-reactive protein serum level in patients with psoriasis before and after treatment with narrow-band ultraviolet B [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 : Background: C-reactive protein is an inflammatory biomarker and its level increases in the serum of psoriatic patients. Its level is also associated with Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score.
Mahmoud Farshchian +3 more
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Treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis with tildrakizumab in the real-life setting
Drugs in Context, 2021 Background: Tildrakizumab is a high-affinity, humanized IgG1κ monoclonal antibody targeting the p19 subunit of IL-23, which is a key regulatory cytokine in psoriasis.
Martina Burlando +3 more
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Short-Term Correlation of the Psoriasis Area Severity Index, the Nail Psoriasis Area Severity Index, and the Dermatology Life Quality Index , before and after Treatment, in Patients with Skin and Nail Psoriasis [PDF]
Skin Appendage Disorders, 2019 <b><i>Background:</i></b> The response to treatment in patients suffering from skin and nail psoriasis is quantitatively evaluated by monitoring clinical severity and quality of life indexes, especially in the context of clinical trials. Among them, the psoriasis area severity index (PASI), the nail psoriasis area severity index
Prevezas, C. +4 more
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The relationship among the health-related quality of life, illness severity, personality and psychiatric symptoms in patients with psoriasis: an empirical investigation [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Psoriasis is a complex and chronic inflammatory skin disorder. The mechanisms underlying this immune-mediated disease are not clear, but some evidence indicates that specific personality features and symptom patterns may play an important ...
Annalisa Tanzilli +7 more
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Role of osteopontin in psoriasis: An immunohistochemical study
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2016 Background: Osteopontin (OPN) has been postulated to have a role in several T-helper (Th) 1 and Th 17-mediated diseases including psoriasis (PS), through multiple mechanisms sharing in the onset and worsening of PS, OPN shares in induction of ...
M Yousry Abdel-Mawla +4 more
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Ocular manifestations of psoriasis: A case-control study
TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2021 Background: Psoriasis is primarily a skin disorder with many extracutaneous manifestations. Relationship between eye lesions and psoriasis has been reported in literature.
Rishit D Shah +4 more
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Severity of Psoriasis Associates With Aortic Vascular Inflammation Detected by FDG PET/CT and Neutrophil Activation in a Prospective Observational Study. [PDF]
, 2015 This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the American Heart Association via http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.306460OBJECTIVE: To understand whether directly measured psoriasis severity is associated with vascular ...
Ahlman, Mark A +18 more
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The reliability of three psoriasis assessment tools: Psoriasis area and severity index, body surface area and physician global assessment [PDF]
Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2017 A wide variety of psoriasis assessment tools have been proposed to evaluate the severity of psoriasis in clinical trials and daily practice. The most frequently used clinical instrument is the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI); however, none of the currently published severity scores used for psoriasis meets all the validation criteria required ...
Agnieszka, Bożek, Adam, Reich
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A proposed scoring system for assessing the severity of actinic keratosis on the head: actinic keratosis area and severity index [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Actinic keratosis (AK) severity is currently evaluated by subjective assessment of patients. Objectives: To develop and perform an initial pilot validation of a new easy-to-use quantitative tool for assessing AK severity on the head ...
Arkachaisri +27 more
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Assessment of a 3-Dimensional Computerised PASI Tool for calculating and documenting psoriasis area and severity index scores [PDF]
, 2017 Psoriasis Area and Severity Index(PASI) scoring was initially developed by Fredriksson and Pettersson in 1978[1], as a method to clinically evaluate and quantitate the amount and severity of psoriasis, and therefore the responses to a new treatment ...
Bland +5 more
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