Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 31 No. (1-4), 1999.
Stručni rad
Psoriasis vulgaris in eastern Croatia- epidemiology and "trigger" factors
Vladimira Barišić-Druško
Ivana Ručević
Sažetak
The research was conducted within the area of the former Community of Osijek including the suburb settlements Emestinovo and Sarvaš with an aim to investigate the following points: THE AIM OF INVESTIGATION: 1) prevalence of psoriasis vulgaris in the area of the former Community of Osijek and the most frequent clinical morphological forms; 2) family frequency of psoriasis of the investigated pattern; 3) the most frequent provoking "trigger" factors in the occurrence of the disease; and 4) clinical-morphological types of psoriasis, and their relation to provoking "trigger" factors.
EXAMINEES AND METHODS: Examinees. Investigation has been carried out on the total number of 10500 examinees, divided into 3 population groups: urban (4025), rural (3600) and employed (3475) population.
Methods. The following methods have been applied: 1) investigation on the ground (questionnaire and clinical examination); 2) elaboration of the discovered cases (histologycal verification of the disease, questionnaire of 102 discovered patients with the aim to determine "trigger" factors), elaboration of the statistical data; and 3) taxonome analysis.
MAIN RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1) from the total number of 10500 examinees, psoriasis has been confirmed in 102 cases. The prevalence of psoriasis within the area of the former Community of Osijek accounts for: urban population 1.09%; rural population 0.63%; employed population 1.12%. The prevalence of psoriasis vulgaris in the three population groups taken together has been 0.97%. The most frequent clinical-morphological forms of psoriasis are: psoriasis vulgaris nummularis (79.41% examinees) and psoriasis guttata (21.51% examinees); 2) family frequency of psoriasis amounts to 32.35%; 3) the most frequently observed "trigger" factors have been psychological factors (72.54%), inflammatory focus and febrile state (11.76%) and physical trauma (10.70%); 4) according to taxonomic analysis of the statistical data several clinical-epidemiological model have been selected.
Ključne riječi
Eastern Croatia; Epidemiology; Psoriasis vulgaris; "Trigger" factors
Hrčak ID:
191980
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.12.1999.
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