Comorbidities in Patients with Psoriasis
Alice B. Gottlieb, Frank Dann
20091101
2009 Dec 1
Am J Med
Comorbidities in Patients with Psoriasis
Am J Med. 2009 Dec;122(12), Alice B. Gottlieb, Frank Dann
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease that is associated with serious comorbidities, including psoriatic arthritis, reduced quality of life, depression, malignancy, and cardiovascular comorbidities. Patients with psoriasis have been shown to have an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease compared with the general population. The chronic inflammatory nature of psoriasis has been suggested to be a contributing and potentially independent risk factor for the...