College of Pharmacy graduation projects highlight autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases pose significant medical challenges in terms of treatment and diagnosis and are a global health problem that requires research and intervention. Autoimmune diseases have been the focus of graduation projects for students at the <a href="https://iust.edu.sy/en/category/colleges/pharmacy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Faculty of Pharmacy</a>, at International University for science and technology.   The research is titled ” Studying the types of psoriasis, its complications, and treatment pattern among Syrian patients supervised by Dr.Rana habeeb and prepared by: Maram Saleem Jnedi, Lana Fahed Kattaba and Leen Radwan Nakad The study examined the different types of psoriasis, their prevalence, associated complications, and the treatment patterns observed in Syrian patients. The study involved 115 male and female patients with psoriasis, ranging in age from 1 to 79 years. The majority of patients were male (61.84%) and female (38.26%). The study revealed that plaque psoriasis was the most prevalent type, accounting for 79% of cases. Psoriasis is accompanied by other diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes, in addition to an unhealthy lifestyle such as drinking alcohol and smoking. The disease was associated with many complications that were related to the severity of the disease, the most important of which were nail psoriasis, arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and depression, the most common complication was rheumatoid arthritis at a rate of 18.26%. The treatment applied varied depending on the severity of the disease and lack of response to treatment. The results showed that 55% of patients received biological treatment, while 42.6% received phototherapy and 1.37% received systemic treatment, and the percentage of patients who relapsed after remission was 23%.