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- Title
Pediatric psoriasis: Should we be concerned with comorbidity? Cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Kelati, Awatef; Baybay, Hanane; Najdi, Adil; Zinoune, Safae; Mernissi, Fatima Z
- Abstract
Background Similarly to psoriasis in adults, recent research has linked psoriasis to several comorbidities in children. The aim of this study was therefore to describe comorbidities associated with pediatric psoriasis, to investigate their relationship with psoriasis characteristics and severity, and to perform a review of the literature. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of Moroccan children with psoriasis, in 2014-2016. Results A total of 64 pediatric psoriasis patients had metabolic comorbidities in association with psoriasis; 20 children had non-metabolic comorbidities; and 76 children had no comorbidity. The metabolic comorbidities were as follows: abdominal obesity, 40% ( n = 64); overweight, 12.5% ( n = 20); metabolic syndrome, 3.7% ( n = 6); and dyslipidemia, 3.1% ( n = 5); the non-metabolic comorbidities were atopy, 4.3% ( n = 7); epilepsy, 3.1% ( n = 5); celiac disease, 1.8% ( n = 3); vitiligo, 1.8% ( n = 3); alopecia ariata, 0.6% ( n = 1); and valvular cardiopathy, 0.6% ( n = 1). No cases of diabetes mellitus, obesity, or high blood pressure were recorded. Significant factors associated with metabolic comorbidity were extended psoriasis vulgaris >10% ( P = 0.01; OR, 2.19), severe psoriasis especially pustular and erythroderma ( P = 0.018; OR, 2), nail involvement ( P = 0.016; OR, 1.5), face involvement ( P = 0.01; OR, 1,59), resistance to topical treatment ( P = 0.003; OR, 2.5) and alteration of quality of life ( P = 0.02; OR, 1,7). There was no significant risk factor associated with non-metabolic comorbidity. Conclusions Given the frequent association of pediatric psoriasis with many disorders, these comorbidities should be investigated and identified so that they can be taken into account in the management of psoriasis in order to avoid treatment failure. Regular follow up should be carried out in patients at risk of metabolic comorbidity.
- Subjects
MOROCCO; ALLERGIES; ALOPECIA areata; CELIAC disease; EPILEPSY; FACE; HEART valve diseases; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; METABOLIC disorders; NAILS (Anatomy); PEDIATRICS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY of life; VITILIGO; COMORBIDITY; METABOLIC syndrome; CROSS-sectional method; SEVERITY of illness index; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; EXFOLIATIVE dermatitis
- Publication
Pediatrics International, 2017, Vol 59, Issue 8, p923
- ISSN
1328-8067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ped.13309