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In a population-based study of patients with the inflammatory disorders psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, Ogdie and colleagues uncovered an elevated risk for new liver disease diagnosis (both non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cirrhosis) even after adjustment for gender, body mass index, alcohol intake, and smoking. Patients with psoriasis who were treated with systemic therapy had greater risk of liver disease. Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis also had higher risk of liver disease than patients with rheumatoid arthritis, another inflammatory disease, independent of systemic therapy.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Tags: Editorial Source Type: research