HIV Management Guide for Clinical Care

HIV Management Guide for Clinical Care

HIV-infectious Disease & Cancer

Management > HIV-infectious Disease & Cancer > Psoriasis

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin condition which affects 2-5% of PLWHIV compared to a prevalence of 1-2% in the general population. (111) Population studies have suggested PLWHIV are at increased risk of developing incident psoriasis, although this has not been demonstrated in the Australian population. (112) Psoriasis is associated with several systemic conditions including psoriatic arthritis (30%), metabolic syndrome (35%) and mental health disorders such as anxiety (17%) or depression (10%). (113)   

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