Open AccessSleep Apnea and Skin
Author(s) -
Vinaya Soundararajan,
Jennifer Lor,
Anna Fishbein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current sleep medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 2198-6401
DOI - 10.1007/s40675-020-00179-7
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , atopic dermatitis , context (archaeology) , disease , sleep apnea , dermatology , psoriasis , intensive care medicine , biology , paleontology
Skin disease is associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) both epidemiologically and mechanistically. In this review we highlight conditions which have a well-established link to obstructive sleep apnea, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.