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Visual Abstract | Prevalence and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals with psoriasis: PsoCOVID cohort study
By Ella Dixon
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The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Hub is pleased to present a visual abstract representing data from the PsoCOVID study, which evaluated the risk and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with psoriasis.1 Patients were evaluated based on whether they had received biologic therapy, non-biologic systemic therapy, or topical therapy, between March 2020– October 2021.1 Eligible patients completed a questionnaire and were tested for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.1 Patient characteristics identified in the survey are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Patient characteristics*
|
Characteristic, % (unless otherwise stated) |
N = 551 |
|---|---|
|
Sex, male |
56.1 |
|
Median age at study inclusion, years (range) |
59 (18–88) |
|
Median disease duration at study inclusion, years (range) |
25 (0.5–67) |
|
Psoriatic arthritis |
16.0 |
|
Treatment |
|
|
Topical therapy |
26.7 |
|
Biologic immunosuppressive therapy |
41.0 |
|
Systemic immunosuppressive therapy without biologic |
32.3 |
|
*Adapted from Kwee, et al.1 |
|
Of all 551 patients included in the study, 10.7% (59 patients) had experienced an infection with SARS-CoV-2 since the start of the pandemic.1 The PsoCOVID study suggests that there may be a lower risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients treated with biologic therapy compared with systemic or topical therapies (odds ratio, 0.382, p = 0.011).1
- Kwee KV, Murk J-L, Yin Q, et al. Prevalence, risk and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in psoriasis patients receiving conventional systemic, biologic or topical treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a crosssectional cohort study (PsoCOVID). J Dermatolog Treat. 2023; 34(1):2161297. DOI: 1080/09546634.2022.2161297
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