No siempre es una infección / Not always is an infection

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Más allá de un quiste en la cabeza / More than a cyst in the head

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Reacción granulomatosa en ambas cejas en paciente con tatuaje / Granulomatous reaction in a patient with eyebrows tattoo

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Psoriasis lesions are associated with specific types of emotions. Emotional profile in psoriasis.

BACKGROUND: At present there is still controversy about the relationship between emotional stress and psoriasis lesions. Most of the published literature does not include the broad spectrum of emotional response. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between skin lesions and emotional state in a large sample of patients with psoriasis. METHODS: 823 psoriasis patients were recruited (mean age 45.9 years, 55.7% female) and answered two online questionnaires: lesion severity and current extension were evaluated using a self-administered psoriasis severity index (SAPASI); emotional state was assessed using the positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS). Second order factors were calculated and correlated with the SAPASI. RESULTS: We found positive associations between the extent and severity of skin lesions and the negative and submissive emotions, a negative correlation with dominance emotions and no association with positive emotions. CONCLUSION: Our data supports the relationship between emotions and skin lesions. It also allows for discrimination of the associations between psoriasis lesions and the specific type of emotions.

Estilos de personalidad en pacientes con psoriasis / Personality styles in patients with psoriasis

La relación entre las enfermedades de la piel y los factores psicológicos ha sido ampliamente documentada en la literatura científica. Dentro de las enfermedades de la piel con claro componente psicológico se encuentra la psoriasis. La correlación entre el agravamiento de las lesiones cutáneas y un aumento de los niveles de psicopatología en respuesta a eventos estresantes ha sido descrita anteriormente en esta enfermedad. Sin embargo, los estudios que comparan personalidad en psoriasis y población normal mediante pruebas objetivas han sido escasas y no del todo concluyentes. Objetivo: Comprobar si existe alguna variable de estilos de personalidad implicada en el desarrollo o mantenimiento de la enfermedad de psoriasis. Método: Se comparó una muestra de 36 pacientes de psoriasis con población normal no dermatológica. Resultados: Los pacientes de psoriasis presentaron diferencias en metas motivacionales, modos cognitivos y conductas interpersonales característicos así como un índice de ajuste más bajo que la población normal. Conclusiones: Este trabajo presenta datos que apoyan la existencia de un perfil de personalidad diferente a la población normal y que podrían actuar como factor de riesgo para el desencadenamiento y/o mantenimiento de la psoriasis (AU)

The relationship between skin diseases and psychological factors has been well documented in scientific literature. Among the skin diseases with clear psychological component is the psoriasis. The correlation between the worsening of skin lesions and increased levels of psychopathology in response to stressful events has been described previously in this disease. However, studies comparing personality in psoriasis and normal population using objective tests have been limited and not conclusive. Purpose: To determine whether any variable of personality styles involved in the development or maintenance of psoriasis disease. Method: We compared a sample of 36 psoriasis patients with normal (non dermatological disease) population. Results: Psoriasis patients showed differences in motivational goals, cognitive and interpersonal behavior characteristic modes and a lower setting rate than the normal population. Conclusions: This study presents data supporting the existence of a personality profile different from the normal population and that could act as a risk factor for the onset and / or maintenance of psoriasis (AU)

Personality differences between patients with lichen simplex chronicus and normal population: A study of pruritus.

Itching is common to many skin disorders. The relationship between skin disease and psychological variables has been widely documented in the literature. The association between the exacerbation of skin lesions and increased levels of psychopathological conditions in response to stressful events has also been described. Lichen Simplex Chronicus (LSC) is a skin disorder characterized by itching, which seems to have a marked psychological component. However, examples of empirical evidence linking this skin disorder to personality variables, as measured by standardized personality questionnaires, are relatively few so far. The objective of this research was to investigate the involvement of certain personality variables in the development of LSC. The personality profiles of 60 patients with LSC were compared to a normative sample of the normal Spanish population, who were free of any kind of skin disease. The personality variables for the LSC group were obtained by administering the Millon Index of Personality Styles (MIPS). Participants with LSC presented personality characteristics that differed from the control group. The most significant variables were as follows: greater tendency to pain-avoidance, greater dependency on other peoples' desires, and more conforming and dutiful compared to the control group. Results are discussed in the light of other dermatological pathologies that might share some characteristics with LSC subjects. Lichen simplex chronicus patients may present differential personality characteristics that could be related to triggering and exacerbating skin lesions. Therefore, it is relevant to evaluate the personality profiles of these people to increase treatment efficiency.