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Title
Association between psoriasis and the metabolic syndrome. A cross-sectional study.
Authors
Cohen, A D; Sherf, M; Vidavsky, L; Vardy, D A; Shapiro, J; Meyerovitch, J
Abstract
Previous reports have shown an association between inflammatory diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis and the metabolic syndrome. Recent data demonstrate that psoriasis is an inflammatory disease, suggesting that psoriasis may be one of the components of the metabolic syndrome.