European Journal of Dermatology
MENULow serum testosterone levels in male psoriasis patients correlate with disease severity Volume 29, issue 4, July-August 2019
Authors
Background
1 Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Andrology Unit, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
2 Medical Practice for general medicine, Gedern, Germany
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a These authors contributed equally
- Key words: psoriasis, testosterone, severity, Psoriasis Area Severity Index
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2019.3605
- Page(s) : 375-82
- Published in: 2019
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a genetic and autoimmune background. The involvement of sex hormones as a trigger factor for psoriasis has been suspected. Recently, low serum testosterone has been associated with autoimmune diseases in males, and the role of testosterone in psoriasis is unknown.