Komal Agarwal, Sudip Das, Rajesh Kumar, Abhishek De
Psoriasis is a multifactorial, chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory condition. Psoriasis often goes beyond the skin, nails and scalp and involves the eyes (uveitis), joints (arthritis) and several metabolic derangements, as seen in various studies. It is strongly associated with features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) like hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Amongst various skin diseases, MetS has the strongest association with psoriasis...
2023: Indian Journal of Dermatology