Perfil clínico-epidemiológico de pacientes com psoríase

Objetivo: determinar o perfil clinico-epidemiologico dos portadores de psoriase atendidos, durante o ano de 2009 no Ambulatorio de Dermatologia da UEPA, Belem-Pa. Metodo: estudo transversal, no qual foram entrevistados 50 pacientes portadores da doenca. A entrevista baseou-se em um protocolo composto de uma parte inicial com perguntas relacionadas ao perfil socio-economico e aos aspectos relativos a fatores associados com doenca em estudo e uma parte subsequente, na qual foram avaliados aspectos da apresentacao clinica da psoriase. Resultados: verificou-se que predominou o sexo feminino, faixa etaria de 38 a 48 anos de idade, com ensino fundamental incompleto e que afirmaram estar passando por alguma situacao estressante na epoca do surgimento da doenca. Predominou a psoriase em placa, disseminada e os membros inferiores foi a localizacao mais acometida. Conclusao: e de grande importância o incentivo de pesquisas que visem delinear o perfil clinico-epidemiologico, a fim de se conhecer melhor as populacoes que sao atingidas por esta dermatose no Brasil. Objective: was to determine clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with psoriasis treated during the year of 2009 in UEPA Dermatology Clinic, Belem-Pa-Brazil. Methods: It was performed a transversal and prospective study, in which 50 patients with the disease were interviewed. The interview was based on a protocol that included in its initial portion questions related to socio-economic profile and aspects related to factors associated with the disease under study and a subsequent part, in which analyze psoriasis clinical presentation.Results: It was found that most patients were female, aged between 38 to 48 years-old, with incomplete basic education and they said they were going through some stressful situation at the time of disease onset. The predominant clinical presentation was disseminated plaque psoriasis and lower limbs was the most affected location. Conclusions: It is very important the incentive for research aimed at delineating clinical and epidemiological profile, in order to better understand people who are suffering from this dermatosis in Brazil.