PSORIASIS: A link to lymphoma established

Here’s one of those strange medical studies that don’t seem to make a lot of sense, but it’s interesting nonetheless.


Researchers have discovered a very high prevalence of lymphomas among psoriasis patients. A study group of 2,718 psoriasis patients had 276 lymphomas, a risk rate of nearly three times above that among non-psoriasis sufferers.


This high rate didn’t vary even after allowing for age, sex and treatment.


Researchers are mystified by the findings. Could there be a link between the two conditions, or is psoriasis merely a marker or a co-factor for a more direct cause?


(Source: Archives of Dermatology, 2003; 139: 1425-9).

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