Epidemiology of comorbidities in psoriasis |
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| Authors: | Luigi Naldi Santo Raffaele Mercuri |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centro Studi GISED, Fondazione per la Ricerca Ospedale Maggiore, Presidio Ospedaliero Matteo Rota and;2. Unità di Dermatologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, and;3. Unità di Dermatologia, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele, Università Vita‐Salute, Milano, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Epidemiological studies have shown that, in patients with psoriasis, associated disorders may occur more frequently than expected. Such comorbidities include, among others, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, several cancer types, and depression. Comorbidities often become clinically manifest years after onset of psoriasis and tend to be more frequently seen in severe disease. |
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| Keywords: | arthritis cancer cardiovascular disease comorbidities epidemiology psoriasis risk factors |
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