Obesity and dyslipidemia in patients with psoriasis treated at a dermatologic clinic in Manaus

• Main Authors: Mônica Santos (Author), Hannah Monteiro Fonseca (Author), Alex Panizza Jalkh (Author), Gabriela Piraice Gomes (Author), Andrea de Souza Cavalcante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of multifactorial etiology, with participation of genetic, autoimmune and environmental factors. Recent studies have demonstrated the role of inflammatory cells and mediators in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, which is now defined as a systemic...