• Iván Péter, Anna Jagicza, Zénó Ajtay, Imre Boncz, István Kiss, Katalin Szendi, Péter Kustán, and Balázs Németh.
• Zsigmondy Vilmos SPA Hospital, Harkany, Hungary.
• In Vivo. 2017 Nov 1; 31 (6): 1163-1168.

Background/AimThis study aimed to report a balneotherapy-based psoriasis rehabilitation protocol and assess its effectivity.Patients And MethodsEighty psoriatic patients who underwent a 3-week-long inward balneotherapy-based rehabilitation were enrolled. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) were determined on admission and before discharge.ResultsThe mean PASI score and CRP level -determined on admission and before discharge-decreased significantly after the 3-week-long rehabilitation 7.15±7.3 vs. 2.62±3.05 (p<0.001) and 4.1±3.8 vs. 3.5±3.1 (p=0.026). A negative correlation was found between PASI delta and the number of spa therapies received (r=-0.228).ConclusionAfter completing the 3-week-long spa therapy based rehabilitation, both PASI score and CRP levels showed improvement of psoriasis. The complex spa therapy used during the rehabilitation is an effective tool to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis and improve the patient's well-being.Copyright© 2017, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved.

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