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DERMATOLOGY
Volume 230, Issue 2, Pages 156-160Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000369615
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Psoriasis; Immune-mediated diseases; Coeliac disease; Primary care
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Background: Studies assessing the association between coeliac disease (CD) and psoriasis show conflicting results. Objective: To assess in the primary care setting the prevalence of CD in patients with psoriasis and the response to a gluten-free diet (GFD) in subjects with psoriasis and CD. Methods: We enrolled 218 patients with psoriasis and 264 controls. Coeliac screening was carried out in all subjects (Eurospital, Trieste, Italy). In subjects with a positive serology, the diagnosis of CD was confirmed histologically. Results: Nine (4.1%) psoriatic patients had positive anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies compared to only 1 among controls (0.4%, p < 0.05; OR 2.03, 95% CI 1.42-90.11). The diagnosis of CD was confirmed histologically in all 10 subjects. At 6 months GFD was associated with a great improvement of skin lesions in 7 out of 8 patients with psoriasis. Conclusion: Our multicentre primary care study showed an high prevalence of CD in psoriasis and an improvement of skin lesions in CD under GFD. (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
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