The relationship between psoriasis and specific professional activities or occupation-induced skin diseases

Background: psoriasis is a systemic,immune-mediated disease,associated with significant comorbidities,with a high negative impact on the quality of life.objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the profession of patients diagnosed with psoriasis and establish a correlation between the disease and occupation.patients and methods: in an outpatient clinic,1236 patients were diagnosed with psoriasis during eight years (2004-2011) and followed up for different clinical parameters and details in their working places.results: of 1236 patients,669 were male (54.13%) and 567 (45.87%) female,with a predominance of male over female (1.18/1); the median age at diagnosis was 29.34 ± 15.24; the retired individuals were mostly representatives (149,12.6%),followed by pupils (112,9.06%),employees (108,8.74%),engineers (87,7.04%),students (70,5.66%),managers (56,4.53%),housewives (54,4.37%),professors (53,4.28%),drivers (46,3.72%),salesmen (39,3.16%),economists (38,3.07%),healthcare professionals (32,2.59%). others were unemployed (71 - 8.77%) or had other occupations.conclusions: the results did not conclusively declare psoriasis as an occupational or occupational-induced disease. © 2014,shiraz university of medical sciences; published by safnek.