Prevalence of psoriasis in patients with alcoholic liver disease

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 698-701

  Tobin, A M ^a   Higgins, E M ^b   Norris, S ^c   Kirby, B ^a,c  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68249144985     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03140.x     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Kirby B, Richards HL, Mason DL et al. Alcohol consumption and psychological distress in psoriasis patients. Br J Dermatol 2008 158 : 138 46.
2. Poikolainen K, Renuala T, Karvonen J. Smoking, alcohol and life events related to psoriasis among women. Br J Dermatol 1994 130 : 473 7.
3. Poikolainen K, Karvonen J, Pukkala E. Excess mortality related to alcohol and smoking among hospital treated patients with psoriasis. Arch Dermatol 1999 135 : 1490 3.
4. Naldi L, Parazzini F, Brevi A et al. Family history, smoking habits, alcohol consumption and risk of psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 1992 127 : 212 17.
5. Naldi L, Peli L, Parazzini F. Association of early-stage psoriasis with smoking and male alcohol consumption: evidence from an Italian case-control study. Arch Dermatol 1999 135 : 1479 84.
6. Poikolainen K, Reunala T, Karvonen J et al. Alcohol intake: a risk factor for psoriasis in young and middle-aged men. BMJ 1990 300 : 780 3.
7. Fortune DG, Richards HL, Main CJ et al. Patients' strategies for coping with psoriasis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2002 27 : 177 84.
8. Monk BE, Neill SM. Alcohol consumption and psoriasis. Dermatologica 1986 173 : 57 60.
9. Raychaudhari SP, Gross J. Psoriasis risk factors: role of lifestyle practices. Cutis 2000 66 : 348 52.
10. Krueger GG, Duvic M. Epidemiology of psoriasis: clinical issues. J Invest Dermatol 1994 102 : 14 18S.
11. Higgins E. Alcohol, smoking and psoriasis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2000 25 : 107 10.
12. Gupta MA, Schork NJ, Gupta AK et al. Alcohol intake and treatment responsiveness of psoriasis: a prospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol 1993 28 : 730 2.
13. Higgins EM, Peters TJ, du Vivier AW. Smoking, drinking and psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 1993 129 : 749 50.
14. Zaghloul SS, Goodfield MJ. Objective assessment of compliance with psoriasis treatment. Arch Dermatol 2004 140 : 408 14.
15. Barry R, Dudley J, Tobin AM et al. The effects of alcohol intake and psychological distress on time to clearance of psoriasis treated with narrow-band UVB. Br J Dermatol 2005 153 (Suppl. 1 33 4.
16. Kerdel-Vegas F. Psoriasis. Psoriasis in South America. Geographical and racial factors in psoriasis. In : Proceedings of the International Symposium, Stanford University (Farber EM, Cox AJ, eds). Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 1971 : 35.
17. Lomholt G. Psoriasis: Prevalence, Spontaneous Course and Genetics: A Census Study on the Prevalence of Skin Diseases on the Faroe Islands. Copenhagen : GEC Gad 1963 : 163.
18. Higgins EM, du Vivier AWP, Peters J. Skin disease and alcohol abuse. Alcohol Alcohol 1992 27 (Suppl. 95.
19. Schleifer SJ, Keller SE, Shifflet S et al. Immune changes in alcohol-dependent patients without medical disorders. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1999 23 : 1199 206.
20. Schleifer SJ, Benton T, Keller SE et al. Immune measures in alcohol-dependent persons with minor health abnormalities. Alcohol 2002 26 : 35 41.
21. Laso FJ, Madruga JI, Giron JA et al. Decreased natural killer cytotoxic activity in chronic alcoholism is associated with alcoholic liver disease but not active ethanol consumption. Hepatology 1997 25 : 1096 100.
22. Laso FJ, Lapena P, Madruga JI et al. Alterations in tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, and interleukin-6 production by natural killer cell-enriched peripheral blood mononuclear cells in chronic alcoholism: relationship with liver disease and ethanol intake. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1997 21 : 1226 31.
23. Cook RT, Li F, Vandersteen D et al. Ethanol and natural killer cells. I. Activity and immunophenotype in alcoholic humans. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1997 21 : 974 80. (Pubitemid 27407157)
24. Farkas A, Kemeny L, Szell M et al. Ethanol and acetone stimulate the proliferation of HaCaT keratinocytes: the possible role of alcohol in exacerbating psoriasis. Arch Dermatol Res 2003 295 : 56 62.