Depressive Disorder and Dermatological Autoimmune Diseases
Zuzanna Peła1, Maria Gałecka1, Agnieszka Murgrabia1
1Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.
Abstract:
Depressive disorders are a growing problem worldwide. They are also characterized by high comorbidity, including from the circle of dermatological diseases. Autoimmune diseases seem to be particularly correlated with depressive comorbidity, raising the question of their possible common pathomechanism. The PubMed database was searched, focusing on results published after 2016. A particular reciprocal correlation of depressive disorders with psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, alopecia areata, impetigo, lupus and systemic scleroderma was found. One possible explanation for the co-occurrence of the above diseases is that the inflammatory theory may be applicable to depression, the various elements of which also apply to autoimmune diseases.
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