Are psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

• Main Authors: Agnieszka B. Owczarczyk-Saczonek (Author), Jacek Owczarczyk (Author), Magdalena Krajewska-Włodarczyk (Author), Joanna Wojtkiewicz (Author), Waldemar Placek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic inflammation affecting the peripheral airways and pulmonary parenchyma, leading to irreversible and progressive airflow limitation. In recent years attention has been paid to more frequent coexistence with psoriasis. Both diseases are provoked by si...