ABSTRACT
Resumen La psoriasis es una enfermedad crónica con un gran impacto en la calidad de vida de quienes la padecen. En numerosos estudios se ha demostrado que, a pesar de contar con múltiples opciones terapéuticas, los pacientes con psoriasis no siempre reciben el tratamiento óptimo necesario para mejorar sus manifestaciones clínicas y prevenir el efecto que tienen las enfermedades concomitantes asociadas sobre su calidad de vida. Es considerable el uso insuficiente de tratamientos efectivos y es probable que existan vacíos en el conocimiento de la enfermedad que impiden tomar mejores decisiones en el manejo de la psoriasis. El entendimiento de la psoriasis como una condición compleja y multifactorial tiene un gran impacto en la disminución de la morbimortalidad asociada y ofrece a los pacientes la oportunidad de recibir una atención integral, que abarque los fenómenos biológicos propios de la enfermedad, pero que pueden ser vistos en el contexto que implica la asociación con numerosas enfermedades que se traducen en un deterioro de la capacidad física y el desarrollo personal y, por ende, afectan el bienestar de los individuos con psoriasis. Este artículo pretende explorar las implicaciones fisiopatogénicas que explican las relaciones de causalidad entre la psoriasis y el síndrome metabólico y, de esta forma, argumentar con suficiente información la necesidad real que tienen los pacientes con psoriasis de ser contemplados dentro del espectro de una enfermedad sistémica y la oportunidad de que sean adecuadamente tratados por un grupo multidisciplinario que garantice el más completo abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico.
Abstract Psoriasis is a chronic disease with a major impact on patient quality of life. Despite there being multiple treatment options, numerous studies have shown that patients with psoriasis do not always receive the optimal treatment necessary to improve their clinical manifestations, and to prevent the associated comorbidities that impact on quality of life. The gaps in knowledge and the underuse of effective treatments prevent better decisions to be made in the management of psoriasis. The understanding of psoriasis as a complex and multifactorial condition has a major impact on reducing associated morbidity and mortality, and offers patients the opportunity to receive comprehensive care that encompasses the biological phenomena characteristics of the disease, which can be observed in the context of the psoriasis, its association with multiple diseases, the deterioration in physical and personal abilities, thus affecting the well-being of the patient. This article examines the physiopathogenic implications, explaining the causal relation ships between psoriasis and the metabolic syndrome, and argues the real need for psoriasis patients to be considered within the spectrum of a systemic disease, and to have the opportunity to be properly treated by a multidisciplinary team to ensure the most comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
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Humans , Chronic Disease , Psoriasis , Quality of LifeABSTRACT
Henna is used as a hair dye and to make temporary tattoos on the skin. It is usually mixed with p-phenylendiamine (PPD) to increase colour intensity and to reduce the time of fixation on the skin proteins. PPD can cross react with azoic dyes which are used as textile dyes. We studied a patient with skin eczema in the area of a henna temporary tattoo. The epicutaneous tests performed with the standard Trolab and Chemotecnique® hair dressing and textile batteries, showed positive results to PPD, p-toluendiamine, 5-4aminophenol, Yellow 3, Orange Red and Red 1, and negative results to three types of henna. The eczema in this patient was due to sensitisation to PPD on a henna tattoo with cross reaction to azoic dyes. The recent fashion of applying temporal tattoos in occidental countries may produce an increase in the frequency of contact dermatitis due to henna mixtures with cross- reaction to related compounds and possibly producing permanent skin changes
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Male , Female , Humans , Dermatitis, Contact , Phenylenediamines , Tattooing , Dermatology , MedicineABSTRACT
Henna is used as a hair dye and to make temporary tattoos on the skin. It is usually mixed with p-phenylendiamine (PPD) to increase colour intensity and to reduce the time of fixation on the skin proteins. PPD can cross react with azoic dyes which are used as textile dyes. We studied a patient with skin eczema in the area of a henna temporary tattoo. The epicutaneous tests performed with the standard Trolab and Chemotecnique hair dressing and textile batteries, showed positive results to PPD, p-toluendiamine, 5-4aminophenol, Yellow 3, Orange Red and Red 1, and negative results to three types of henna. The eczema in this patient was due to sensitisation to PPD on a henna tattoo with cross reaction to azoic dyes. The recent fashion of applying temporal tattoos in occidental countries may produce an increase in the frequency of contact dermatitis due to henna mixtures with cross- reaction to related compounds and possibly producing permanent skin changes.