Apan, Teoman ZaferKaygusuz, Sedat2020-06-252020-06-252006closedAccess1018-86651421-9832https://doi.org/10.1159/000096198https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/3647We aimed to investigate seroprevalence of Echinococcus granulosus in patients with psoriasis to determine a possible etiologic role, since both echinococcosis and psoriasis are defined as T cell-mediated diseases. Forty psoriatic patients and 50 age- and sex-matched control subjects were included in the study. IgG-specific ELISA was used to determine seropositivity. E. granulosus-specific IgG antibodies were found to be positive in 17/40 (42.5%) of the patients with psoriasis and in 11/50 (22%) of the control subjects (p = 0.008). Our results suggest that echinococcosis might be one of the causative pathogens in the etiopathogenesis of psoriasis in highly endemic regions. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessechinococcosisEchinococcus granulosusserologypsoriasisArticle213433433610.1159/0000961982-s2.0-3375150811517135741Q1WOS:000242372000012Q2