Psoriasis comorbidities

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory disease, whose occurrence is closely associated with genes, immunity, environment and other factors. Classic comorbidities associated with psoriasis mainly include cardiovascular diseases, obesity and inflammatory bowel diseases. Emerging data have shown some other diseases closely associated with psoriasis, including metabolic syndrome, chronic renal diseases, tumors, infections, and so on. This review summarizes psoriasis-associated comorbidities that have been reported in studies, and analyzes the possible co-pathogenesis of these diseases and psoriasis. Key words: Psoriasis; Comorbidity; Cardiovascular diseases; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Metabolic diseases; Autoimmune diseases