Associated Conditions

Medical research suggests that there are some conditions associated with psoriasis. These include;

• Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritis which can develop in people who have psoriasis (click here to see more information about psoriatic arthritis)
•  Crohn’s disease (an inflammatory bowel disease) is recognised as an associated disease to psoriasis both clinically and genetically
• Cardiovascular disease is more common in people with psoriasis due to the long-term inflammation that people with psoriasis experience
• Depression is common among people with psoriasis
• Diabetes Type 2 has shown to be more common in people who have severe psoriasis which covers a large body surface area
• Obesity has shown to be more common in people who have psoriasis
• Hypertension has shown to be more common in people who have severe psoriasis which covers a large body surface area

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