Psoriasis and Cigarette Smoke WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Psoriasis and Cigarette Smoke
Smoking may damage the body's immune system increasing the risk of developing psoriasis.1 Cigarette smoking can also increase psoriasis symptoms such as red patches on the skin, itching, and dry skin.2 Psoriasis is not life threating, however it is a lifelong disease among both men and women. 3
Fast Facts:
- Psoriasis affects 7.5 million people in America.4
- Quitting smoking can greatly lower your risk for developing psoriasis.4
- Smoking is known to increase protein production in the body causing skin inflammation.5
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- DermaHarmony: Tobacco and Psoriasis
- RightHealth: Is Lighting Up Making Your Psoriasis More Severe?
- ScienceDaily: Study Shows Smoking Increases Risk of Psoriasis (Oct. 30, 2007)
- Society for Women's Health Research: Psoriasis: More Than Skin Deep
- Psoriasis Association of Ireland: Psoriasis and Smoking
Research Notes References
- ↑ Psoriasis Association of Ireland: Psoriasis and Smoking
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Psoriasis Symptoms
- ↑ ScienceDaily: Smoking Associated With Severity Of Psoriasis
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Society for Women's Health Research: Psoriasis: More Than Skin Deep
- ↑ RightHealth: Is Lighting Up Making Your Psoriasis More Severe?
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Seborrheic Dermatitis and Cigarette Smoke, Cigaretter smoke and psoriasis, Smoking and psoriasis, Can smoking increase psoriasis symptoms
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
