Clinical characterization of the Portuguese population with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

Milton Severo

Principal Investigator

Integrated Member (PhD)

Type of project:

National

Reference:

no ref

Proposing institution:

Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia

Participating institutions:

ISPUP

Sources of financing:

Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia

Start date:

01/05/2021

(Predicted) End date:

30/10/2021

Research line:

L1 - Life Course Research and Healthy Ageing

Research lab:

Trajectories and Joint Modelling Applied to Health Metrics

Summary:

The Portuguese Psoriasis Group (a specialized group of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology) intends to carry out an epidemiological study on psoriasis in Portugal in order to calculate the prevalence of the disease and clinically characterize the population affected with this chronic skin disease (impact on the quality of life, comorbidities, treatment).

Research team