Authors
Semsettin Karaca, Fatma Fidan, Faruk Erkan, Serkan Nural, Tulay Pinarcı, Ersin Gunay, Mehmet Unlu
Publication date
2013/3/1
Journal
Sleep and Breathing
Volume
17
Issue
1
Pages
275-280
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Description
Background
It is believed that psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disease influencing all systems and characterized by intermittent partial or complete obstruction of the upper respiratory tract during sleep. In our study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of OSAS in patients previously diagnosed with psoriasis in order to investigate a potential association between chronic inflammation psoriasis and OSAS.
Methods
Thirty-three patients diagnosed with psoriasis by biopsy were enrolled into the study. Demographics of patients, Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale were examined. All patients underwent polysomnography.
Results
OSAS was determined in 18 of 33 patients with …
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