TY - JOUR T - Is sexology necessary in dermatology? Review of most common sexual dysfunction in skin disorders AU - Mariusz Jaworski Y1 - 2017/07/03 N1 - 10.7241/ourd.20173.97 JO - Our Dermatology Online SP - 341 EP - 347 VL - 8 IS - 3 AB - Dermatology not only treats diseases, but also is the study of the skin, especially its structures. Many studies which showed a lot of patients’ psychological problems in dermatological diseases were reported, but there is still too small number of papers about sexual problems of these patients. The aim of this study was the analysis of sexual problems in patients with dermatological diseases. To be included in the review, a study had to: (i) Human data; (ii) concerned patients’ sexual problems in skin diseases; (iii) concerned the patient-doctor communication in the context of human sexuality; (iv) be published in an English-language journal. Studies were identified through online database searches of PUBMED, MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge (2000-2016). As a result of review, there was observed dominant numberof publications about patients’ sexual problems in psoriasis, and significantly less in other skin diseases such as acne, atopic dermatitis, chronic hand eczema. The most common sexual problems in skin disease were: sexual dysfunction, especially erectile dysfunction; some problems in relationship and sexual behaviour. It should be noted that all reported publication about sexual problems in skin disorders were focused on adult patients. There is still too small publication in adolescents. UR - http://www.odermatol.com/odermatology/20173/28.sexology-JaworskiM.pdf JO - Dermatology JA - Dermatology SN - 2081-9390 M3 - doi: 10.7241/ourd.20173.97 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7241/ourd.20173.97 ER -