National Psoriasis Foundation clinical consensus on psoriasis comorbidities and recommendations for screening.
There have been several articles and reports in recent months about comorbidities and risks that affect psoriasis patients in addition to their underlying disease. This piece reviews the current literature and begins to address what should be done with this new information by updating the clinician about what health screening tests, preventative exams, and referrals should be considered in this population.
Kimball
Alexa B
AB
Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. harvardskinstudies@partners.org
Gladman
Dafna
D
Gelfand
Joel M
JM
Gordon
Kenneth
K
Horn
Elizabeth J
EJ
Korman
Neil J
NJ
Korver
Gretchen
G
Krueger
Gerald G
GG
Strober
Bruce E
BE
Lebwohl
Mark G
MG
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors