Background: The value of total body skin examination (TBSE) for skin cancer screening is controversial.
Objective: We sought to determine whether TBSE could be helpful in patients with focused skin symptoms who would not otherwise have undergone TBSE.
Methods: In a prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional study consecutive adult patients were recruited during a period of 18 months.
Background/aims: To evaluate the association of psoriasis with selected medical conditions and a number of drugs used before diagnosis.
Methods: Multicenter case-control study involving outpatient services of 20 general and teaching hospitals. Entry criteria for cases were a first diagnosis of psoriasis made by a dermatologist and a history of skin manifestations of no more than 2 years after the reported onset of the disease.
We conducted a case-control study to analyse the association of psoriasis of recent onset with smoking habits, body mass index (BMI) and stressful life events. Cases (n=560; median age 38) were patients with a first diagnosis of psoriasis and a history of skin manifestations of no longer than two years after the reported disease onset. Patients with a new diagnosis of skin diseases other than psoriasis (n=690; median age 36) were selected as controls.
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