Tag: Psoriasis

Patients with psoriasis vulgaris or severe psoriasis had higher prevalence of MetS compared with other types

Male patients have longer diagnostic delay than female patients; longer diagnostic delay seen for those with psoriasis in specific areas

Mexameter erythema readings are a good representation of skin oxygenated hemoglobin, but not deoxygenated hemoglobin

Authors say this association may be relevant to psoriasis management with some antipsoriatic agents

Patients with PPP have significantly higher risk for ankylosing spondylitis, Graves disease than those with psoriasis vulgaris

Genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic biomarkers identified from systematic review of relevant studies

Ectopic pregnancy is only adverse pregnancy outcome significantly associated with psoriasis

Lifestyle factors predict risk independent of genetic risk; relative impact of lifestyle factors greater than genetic risk

No improvement seen in prediction of CV events using expanded model with cardiac biomarkers and Framingham Risk Score

Variables in the model include age at onset, duration, nail involvement, erythematous lunula, onychorrhexis, oil drop, subungual hyperkeratosis