Quality of Life in Psoriasis Vietnamese Patients Treated with Metformin in Combination with Methotrexate

Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2019 Jan 27;7(2):302-303. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.066. eCollection 2019 Jan 30.

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was performed on 48 psoriasis Vietnamese patients treated with metformin as an add-on for methotrexate and 48 psoriasis patients treated methotrexate alone. The mean PASI scores were 5.25 ± 5.72. Total QOL scores had a slight difference between patients treated metformin combined with methotrexate and methotrexate alone (62.32 ± 18.1 vs 60.91 ± 19.63). Combined therapy with metformin and methotrexate contributes to significantly improve the quality of life for patients with psoriasis.

Keywords: Metformin; Methotrexate; Psoriasis.