IJCP: Effects of smoking on psoriasis patients

November 1, 2020 /--- According to a study published online October 14 in the International Journal of Clinical Practice, smoking has negative effects on psoriasis, including increased incidence of nail injury and cardiovascular disease, as well as a higher psoriasis area and severity index.
Yildiz Hayran and Dr. Basak Yalcin, from the Ankara City Hospital in Turkey, examined the smoking habits of 133 psoriasis patients and assessed the effects of smoking on disease characteristics.
(Photo: www.pixabay.com) found that 67.6 percent of psoriasis patients were smokers.
, smokers had a higher incidence of moderate to severe psoriasis, nail injury, systemic treatment and other cardiovascular diseases than nonsmoists.
positive correlation between smoking and psoriasis area and severity index.
: "Smoking has many negative effects on psoriasis patients, such as increased severity of the disease, nail injury and increased incidence of cardiovascular disease.
" changing smoking habits and supporting smoking cessation may contribute to the management of the negative effects of psoriasis.
.com Source: Smoking has negative effects for patients with psoriasis Original origin: Hayran, Y. and Yalçın, B. (2020), Smoking Habits among Patients with Psoriasis and The Effect of Smoking on Clinical and Treatment-Associated Features: A Cross Study. International Journal of Clinical Practice. Accepted Author Wasser. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13751