The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriathic Arthritis Patients, a Cross-sectional Study on Iranian Population

Introduction: Psoriasis is a T-cell mediated chronic inflammatory disorder with multiple skin, nails and joints involvement. The reported prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) varies from 5 to 42 cases per 100 psoriasis patients. Insulin resistance is believed to be central to the pathogenesis of...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Shirani, Siamak Khaleghi, Mehrdad Nikfam, Ali Pourmojarab
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-11-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2176-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1