Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 2% of the population.1 It is associated with multiple comorbidities including arthritis, cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome and as such is widely regarded as a systemic inflammatory condition.2 Depression is also overrepresented in psoriasis3 and may itself have a systemic inflammatory component to its aetiology.4 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1082-1084 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | British Journal of Dermatology |
Volume | 175 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 27 Mar 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2016 |