The Risk of Mortality in Patients With Psoriasis

Incidence of psoriasis in children: A population-based study

“…In contrast to some previous reports of increased mortality in patients with severe psoriasis, 39, 40 we did not observe a significantly increased risk of mortality in our adult-onset psoriasis cohort 7 . Only two of the patients in our pediatric psoriasis cohort were deceased, and therefore, we were unable to perform a formal survival analysis.…”

Cause‐specific mortality in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

“…These findings are consistent with previous studies demonstrating circulatory system diseases and cancer to be among the leading causes of mortality in patients with severe psoriasis . The current study also showed that more patients with psoriasis than controls died at a younger age, as shown previously …”

Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of People with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cohort Study

“…A higher risk of all-cause mortality for patients with psoriasis and PsA compared with the general population was observed in this study. This finding aligns with several previous studies that reported on excess mortality in patients with psoriasis and PsA compared with the general population ( 12 , 39 – 41 ). For example, both all-cause mortality and mortality from malignancies and circulatory system diseases have been reported to be elevated in patients with psoriasis and PsA in Taiwan ( 12 ).…”