Eficacia de la terapia biológica empleada en el tratamiento de pacientes con diagnóstico de psoriasis leve y moderada, del Hospital Naval de Guayaquil, años 2019 – 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Psoriasis is a dermatological condition characterized by the appearance of red, scaly, itchy, and slightly bulging plaques, whose classification depends on severity, according to the PASI score scale. For its treatment, topical and biological agents can be used, the latter being the most effective, due to the significant reduction in the PASI score and clinical improvement of the patient. Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of the biological therapy used in the treatment of patients with a diagnosis of mild and moderate psoriasis, who attended the outpatient service of the Hospital Naval de Guayaquil, during the years 2019 - 2020. Materials and methods: Observational study, analytical, transversal and retrospective. Data collection was performed by reviewing the digital medical records of a sample of 94 patients diagnosed with mild and moderate psoriasis. Discussion.- Biological therapy produces a statistically significant decrease in the PASI score in patients with mild and moderate psoriasis treated in the outpatient clinic of the Hospital Naval de Guayaquil between 2019 and 2020, for which it is recommended combined treatments at the local level combined with that of biological use whose response is significant as we demonstrate in this study.