Journal of Armed Forces Medical College ( JAFMC )

Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Psoriasis1


Psoriasis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease of chronicity characterized by well-defined erythematous plaques covered with silvery white scales present particularly over extensor surfaces of extrimities, trunk and scalp associated with a higher cardiovascular risk. Metabolic syndrome is one of the significant predictor of cardiovascular events.

 

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