Open AccessLinking of psoriasis with osteopenia and osteoporosis: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Antonio MartínezLópez,
Gonzalo BlascoMorente,
María Sierra Girón-Prieto,
Miguel Ángel Arrabal-Polo,
María Luque-Valenzuela,
Juan De Dios Luna-Del Castillo,
Jesús Tercedor Sánchez,
Salvador AriasSantiago
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_831_17
Subject(s) - osteopenia , medicine , bone mineral , psoriasis , osteoporosis , body mass index , bone density , psoriatic arthritis , confounding , vitamin d and neurology , psoriasis area and severity index , gastroenterology , dermatology
Psoriasis is a multisystem disease which has been related to vitamin-D deficiency through chronic inflammation. This psoriasis-related inflammatory state and vitamin-D deficiency may induce bone mineral density loss. The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship of psoriasis with bone mineral density, by comparing psoriatic patients with healthy controls and patients with osteopenia/osteoporosis.