@Article{Wysoczyńska2013,
journal="Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny",
issn="0033-2526",
volume="100",
number="3",
year="2013",
title="Quality of life in patients with pemphigus",
abstract=" Introduction . Pemphigus is a group of chronic autoimmune diseases clinically characterized by bullae and erosions on the skin and/or mucous membranes. These symptoms are often accompanied by pain, itching and skin burning. Physical symptoms, chronic nature of the disease and the treatment have a great influence on physical and mental condition of patients.   Objective . To assess the impact of pemphigus on quality of life in patients with pemphigus.    Material and methods . The study comprised 22 patients with pemphigus and 22 volunteers without skin diseases. The quality of life was measured using the SF-36 general health related quality of life questionnaire and two skin-specific scales, SKINDEX-29 and DLQI.    Results . Patients with pemphigus showed a markedly impaired overall quality of life (QoL) compared with control subjects (total SF-36 54.13 vs. 72.00, p = 0.01). The mean scores obtained by the patients were in the DLQI scale 4 ±5.87 and SKINDEX-29 56 ±23.44. The factors influencing decreased QoL are presence of subjective skin lesions and symptoms.    Conclusions . Our data indicate that pemphigus has an important role in patients’ quality of life. Evaluation of quality of life in these patients can be a very useful component of medical consultation.",
author="Wysoczyńska, Katarzyna
and Żebrowska, Agnieszka
and Waszczykowska, Elżbieta",
pages="139--145",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Quality-of-life-in-patients-with-pemphigus,56,21134,1,1.html"
}