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Real-world health outcomes in US adult patients with mild to moderate plaque psoriasis taking topical therapy.
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Journal of Dermatological Treatment . Sep2022, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p2844-2852. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Limited health outcomes information exists for patients with mild to moderate plaque psoriasis (hereafter, referred to as psoriasis) prescribed topical treatment(s). We evaluated clinical characteristics of patients with systemic-naïve mild to moderate psoriasis after topical use in the United States. Data were drawn from 2017 to 2018 Adelphi Psoriasis Disease Specific Programme™, a point-in-time survey of physicians and adult psoriasis patients, capturing data on topical treatment at time of consultation prescribed to systemic-naïve patients with mild to moderate psoriasis (i.e. body surface area [BSA] ≤ 10%) at current treatment initiation. Patient clinical characteristics before/after topical use were evaluated descriptively. Among 304 patients (median age 43.0 years; 53.6% female), mean time since diagnosis was 60.9 months. After a mean 6.9 months on their current topical, 14.5% of patients achieved ≥75% BSA reduction, 38.9% ≥50% BSA reduction, and 50.2% no BSA reduction. Residual psoriasis symptoms included scaling (76.5%), inflamed skin (65.9%), and itching (60.4%). Most patients (71.2%) had residual psoriasis in special body areas: nails (92.3%), palmoplantar (78.9%), scalp (75.9%), and face (65.8%). We found unmet need in topical treatment effectiveness in mild to moderate psoriasis patients, in terms of BSA reduction, symptoms, and special body areas affected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *PSORIASIS
*BODY surface area
*ADULTS
*TREATMENT effectiveness
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09546634
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Dermatological Treatment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159933919
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2022.2085862