Association between psoriasis and migraine: what should we expect from a meta-analysis?
Abstract Background Although many studies have demonstrated the commodity of psoriasis with migraine and indicated that they may have similar susceptibility genes and pathophysiologic mechanism, the clinic association between the migraine and psoriasis remains unclear. Methods We have already searched Pubmed, Embase, and Web of Science for case–control, cross-sectional, or cohort studies, and extract rate, odds or risk of migraine in subjects with psoriasis or without psoriasis. Using defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, finally include nine studies. Pooling of the suitable data was applied when necessary. Results Five cross-sectional studies included 6355 psoriasis patients and 934413 controls, migraine highly occurred in psoriasis patient (pooled OR 1.64; 95% confidence interval [1.28; 2.11]). In addition, with 4375 psoriasis patients provided, the rate of migraine occurred in psoriasis patient (pooled rate 0.21; 95% confidence interval [0.13; 0.35]). Conclusion Migraine and psoriasis present a clear co-occurrence and similar pathophysiologic mechanism, which lead to the assumption that the two diseases might be linked. Screening and selection of proper assessment of migraine among psoriasis patients are warranted and needed.