Publications by authors named "Maria L Bollea Garlatti"
Background: Despite the economic burden of psoriasis for patients and societies, scant information exists regarding the impact and burden of the disease in Argentina.
Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate medical resource consumption and direct health care costs for patients with moderate/severe psoriasis in Buenos Aires, Argentina from the perspective of the payer.
Methods: Adults with moderate/severe psoriasis (severity was defined as receiving systemic treatment), during January 2010-January 2014, aged 18 years and older, members of the Italian Hospital Medical Care Program with at least 18 months of follow-up were included.
The management of chronic urticaria (CU) has been controversial. Recently updated international guidelines propose evidence-based diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless, dermatologists have heterogeneous approaches to managing CU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPyoderma gangrenosum may precede, coexist or follow diverse systemic diseases. The bullous variety is usually associated with hematologic disorders. From 31 patients with pyoderma gangrenosum diagnosed in our hospital during 10 years, only 2 presented with the bullous type.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) and to evaluate the association between these characteristics, the treatment followed, and the patient responses, relapses, and mortality rates.
Material And Methods: This retrospective cohort study identified adults diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum over the duration of 10 years.
Results: Thirty-one patients were evaluated; 58% were women and 55% were older than 65 years, 87% presented with the ulcerative type, and 77% showed lower limb compromise.