3 Topic Commentaries

Triglycerides Linked to Psoriasis Risk

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  Rahat S. Azfar, MD, MSCE

  Dermatology

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  Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

  In addition to having an increased risk of diabetes, people with psoriasis are more likely to have metabolic syndrome, high triglycerides, and raised glucose levels, even if they are not overweight or have other common risk factors for these conditions.

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  Kachiu C. Lee, MD, MPH

  Dermatology

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  Brown University

  Furthermore, elevated triglyceride level may be a component of certain dermatologic conditions, such as xanthelasma, eruptive xanthomas, and psoriasis.

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  Charles N. Ellis, MD

  Dermatology

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  University of Michigan Medical School

  This increase is important enough and persists long enough that in the view of Charles N. Ellis, MD, assistant professor of dermatology, long-term treatment with etretinate will be a cause for concern unless normalization of lipid levels occurs either spontaneously or can be achieved with medical intervention.

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