Prevalence and comorbidities in adults with psoriasis compared to atopic eczema

ConclusionsDiseases forming part of the metabolic syndrome showed significant lower prevalence rates in patients with AD than in patients with psoriasis. Within the limitations of secondary healthcare data, our study disproves the suggestion that associations with comorbidities in psoriasis may be biased by a higher degree of severity or overreporting.

Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - August 12, 2016 Category: Dermatology Authors: M.A. Radtke, I. Sch äfer, G. Glaeske, A. Jacobi, M. Augustin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research