Comorbidities in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis

• Main Authors: Amir Haddad, Devy Zisman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2017-01-01
• Series: Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
• Subjects: Comorbidity; management; psoriatic arthritis
• Online Access: http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=647

Epidemiological studies have shown that patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are often affected by numerous comorbidities that carry significant morbidity and mortality. Reported comorbidities include diabetes mellitus, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune eye disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, depression, and fibromyalgia. All health care providers for patients with PsA should recognize and monitor those comorbidities, as well as understand their effect on patient management to ensure an optimal clinical outcome.