Tag: Psoriasis
Rise in Cost of Biologics for Psoriasis Outpacing Medical Inflation
Apart from secukinumab, the mean cost of biologics increased by >100 percent than inflation alone would explain
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome 32 Percent in Psoriasis Patients
Patients with psoriasis vulgaris or severe psoriasis had higher prevalence of MetS compared with other types
Predictors of Diagnostic Delay in Psoriasis Identified
Male patients have longer diagnostic delay than female patients; longer diagnostic delay seen for those with psoriasis in specific areas
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Can Help Assess Psoriasis Severity
Mexameter erythema readings are a good representation of skin oxygenated hemoglobin, but not deoxygenated hemoglobin
Psoriasis Tied to Higher Risk for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Authors say this association may be relevant to psoriasis management with some antipsoriatic agents
Comorbidities Explored in Palmoplantar Pustulosis
Patients with PPP have significantly higher risk for ankylosing spondylitis, Graves disease than those with psoriasis vulgaris
Candidate Biomarkers Identified for Psoriasis Progression
Genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic biomarkers identified from systematic review of relevant studies
Risk for Ectopic Pregnancy Increased for Women With Psoriasis
Ectopic pregnancy is only adverse pregnancy outcome significantly associated with psoriasis
Lifestyle Factors Are Predictive of Incident Psoriasis
Lifestyle factors predict risk independent of genetic risk; relative impact of lifestyle factors greater than genetic risk
Cardiac Biomarkers and CV Risk Examined in Psoriatic Disease
No improvement seen in prediction of CV events using expanded model with cardiac biomarkers and Framingham Risk Score