Prevalencia del trastorno depresivo en pacientes de 18 a 60 años con psoriasis vulgar en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo entre el periodo 2022-2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic dermatological disease that predominantly affects the skin and joints, but also has harmful manifestations in other body systems. The severity of the disease varies depending on several factors, including heredity and environmental factors; Some patients have mild disease with isolated scaly erythematous plaques on the elbows, knees, or scalp, while others may have up to 100% of their skin surface affected. Psoriasis vulgaris is the most common phenotype, affecting 85 to 90% of psoriasis patients. There is increasing evidence to suggest that, compared to the general population, patients with psoriasis have a higher prevalence of other chronic and serious diseases, such as arthritis, metabolic diseases, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, depression or anxiety, liver diseases, Crohn's disease, and lymphoma or other cancers. Notably, the prevalence of depression in patients with psoriasis has been reported to range between 6% and 62%, which is directly proportional to the severity of the lesions. Objective: Estimate the prevalence of depressive disorder in patients aged 18 to 60 years with psoriasis vulgaris at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital between the period 2022-2023. Methodology: Cross-sectional, observational, retrospective, descriptive and analytical study. The population to be studied are patients between 18 and 60 years old with psoriasis vulgaris treated at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital between the period 2022-2023. The analysis strategy includes the use of frequency graphs and simple histograms for qualitative variables; Additionally, cross tables and chi square tables were made. Results: The prevalence of depressive disorder in patients with psoriasis vulgaris is 81%, there is no significant influence of the treatment, or the comorbidities present on the development of the depressive disorder or the severity of psoriasis. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the relationship between the severity of psoriasis and the onset and progression of depressive disorder.