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ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2024

Psoriasis as a Systemic Disease.

Ulrich Mrowietz, Felix Lauffer, Wiebke Sondermann, Sascha Gerdes, Philipp Sewerin

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Review in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ulrich MrowietzPsoriasis Centre at the Department of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel; Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Biederstein, Technical University of Munich; Department of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen; Rheumatology center of the Ruhr area, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne.
Felix Lauffer
Wiebke Sondermann
Sascha Gerdes
Philipp Sewerin
Ruhrlandklinik · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPsoriasis was long regarded as an inflammatory disease limited to the skin. Data from dermatologic, rheumatologic and cardiologic research now show it to be a systemic disease, for which the term psoriatic disease is used.

methodsThis paper is based on a selective literature search with special attention to the findings of clinical trials and other current publications, as well as the recommendations of international guidelines.

resultsImmunologically mediated inflammation of the skin, arteries, bones, and joints is a central feature of psoriatic disease. Other diseases that are known to be associated with psoriatic disease include hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and depression. The main risk factor for the development of psoriatic disease is obesity, which also increases the likelihood of psoriatic arthritis. The main known trigger factors are stress, infection, and, less commonly, medication. Psoriatic disease is characterized by complex genetics and by a characteristic pattern of inflammation that involves elements of both innate and acquired immunity and, in particular, the cytokines interleukin 17 and 23. The inflammatory processes underlying psoriatic disease can now be targeted with modern biologic and other therapies.

conclusionIn view of the complexity of psoriatic disease, structured management is now recommended so that physicians and patients can work together to determine the optimal treatment strategy.

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Identifiers

PMID38657176
PMCPMC11635804
OpenAlexW4395466599

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