CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE OF HYPERURICEMIA IN PSORIASIS

Authors
GOLOV KG IVANOV OL BALKAROV IM NOVOSELOV VS
Citation
Kg. Golov et al., CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE OF HYPERURICEMIA IN PSORIASIS, Kliniceskaa medicina, 72(3), 1994, pp. 34-36
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Kliniceskaa medicina → ACNP
ISSN journal
00232149
Volume
72
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
34 - 36
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-2149(1994)72:3<34:COHIP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
After analysis of 1146 psoriasis patients, high incidence of asymptoma tic hyperuricemia (18.8%) and elevated average levels of uric acid in these patients' blood were confirmed (346.8+/-2.4 mumol/l). More sever e forms of uric acid disbolism lead to aggravated skin affections (pso riatic erythrodermia, exudative psoriasis), arthritis, occur in famili al predisposition to psoriasis. Advanced psoriasis patients are at ris k to develop apparant gout.