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Psoriasis and the Risk of Pneumonia: A Population-Based Study

2014; Public Library of Science; Volume: 9; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1371/journal.pone.0116077

1932-6203

Li‐Ting Kao, Cha-Ze Lee, Shih‐Ping Liu, Ming-Chieh Tsai, Herng‐Ching Lin,

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Psoriasis is a prevalent autoimmune disorder. Various studies have reported on the relationship between psoriasis and chronic diseases but very few have explored the association between psoriasis and subsequent acute infection. This retrospective cohort study aimed to compare the risk of pneumonia between subjects with and those without psoriasis.