Does treatment of metabolic syndrome components improve psoriasis? Report of three cases

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-272

  Torres, Tiago ^a   Selores, Manuela ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; METFORMIN; RAMIPRIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMORBIDITY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LETTER; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PSORIASIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84859736241     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2011.1614     Document Type: Letter

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