title: The linkage between psoriasis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a literature review.
abstract: Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease mainly affecting the skin. Population-based surveys have shown a higher prevalence of non-alcoholic fat liver disease (NAFLD) in patients with psoriasis compared with the general population, especially in those with a greater psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). It is speculated that similar pathogenic bases may play a role in this association, highlighting insulin resistance and the release of inflammatory cytokines as the most likely causes. In the present work, we review basic aspects of the relationship between psoriasis and NAFLD.
authors.forename: Andréia Nogueira
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Rocha
authors.forename: Vitória Regina Pedreira
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: de Almeida Rêgo
authors.forename: Ivonise
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Follador
authors.affiliation: Maria de Fátima Santos Paim de Oliveira, MD, MSc, PhD, Artesão João da Prata Street, 267, Room 602, Itaigara, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; mfatimapaim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Fátima Santos Paim
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index