Assessment of adiposity in psoriatic patients by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry compared to conventional methods
Abstract BACKGROUND: Obesity is considered a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease that shares mediators of inflammation with psoriasis, such as TNF-α and IL-6. The relationship between these two conditions involves factors such as predisposition and response to therapy, in addition to an associat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000200150&tlng=en |