Analysis of psoriasis mortality in Brazil over the last 25 years

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159512503017

• Palavras-chave: Psoriasis; Epidemiology; Public Health.

• Keywords: Psoriasis; Epidemiology; Public Health.

• Abstract:

  Psoriasis is a multifactorial systemic inflammatory disease with a chronic course. The disease affects between 2 and 5% of the world's population, distributed equally between the sexes, and is most prevalent between the second and fourth decades of life. The lesions are accompanied by pain and itching, as well as emotional weakness, favoring the development of stress and/or depression. Thus, the aim of this study is to draw up an epidemiological profile of psoriasis mortality in Brazil over the last 25 years, helping to redirect control actions, provide a scientific basis, improve quality of life and make public control policies and population education effective in terms of early recognition. This is a retrospective exploratory epidemiological study of a descriptive nature which used data obtained from the Mortality Information System (SIM), available on the website of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). The results obtained in this study showed a total of 729 deaths from psoriasis in Brazil between 1999 and 2023, with the southeast region being the most affected, accounting for 354 cases (48.56%). This data highlights a public health problem in relation to the propaedeutics and follow-up of patients with the disease in order to avoid such an outcome. In addition, it can be inferred that the mortality profile for psoriasis over the last 25 years in Brazil is male, white, in the sixth decade of life and living in the southeast of the country. This scenario highlights the need to adapt strategies to increase information about the disease and its treatment, with the aim of reducing the number of cases with complications resulting from the disease.