ASSESSMENT OF THE LIFE QUALITY OF THE PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PSORIASIS, BEFORE AND AFTER THE BIOLOGICAL THERAPY
Abstract:
Psoriasis is a chronic disease that greatly influences economy and the daily life of the patients. The patients diagnosed with psoriasis live with a profound individual discomfort that is reflected on the relational life. From the esthetic point of view, or from the point of view of the appearance of the disease, we must take into account two points of view: the perception of the patient concerning this issue within the relationship with himself and with the persons he cares for and the perception the others have about the disease (many fear that the disease is contagious). For this purpose, the duty of the specialist is not only to identify the adequate therapy of the patient, but also to support him in the “social” management of the disease. However, the cutaneous impairment can be rapidly ameliorated by means of an adequate treatment. We consider that a revolutionary treatment, such as the biological therapy has a potential positive impact on the quality of life and on improving the disease severity.
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