INSIGHTS INTO THE PATHOGENESIS OF PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC-ARTHRITIS

Authors
ESPINOZA LR VANSOLINGEN R CUELLAR ML ANGULO J
Citation
Lr. Espinoza et al., INSIGHTS INTO THE PATHOGENESIS OF PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC-ARTHRITIS, The American journal of the medical sciences, 316(4), 1998, pp. 271-276
Citations number
66
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
The American journal of the medical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029629
Volume
316
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
271 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9629(1998)316:4<271:IITPOP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Psoriasis and its related arthritis are chronic inflammatory disorders affecting predominantly the skin and synovium. Although their etiolog y remains to be established, multiple factors seem to play important r oles in their pathogenesis. These environmental (eg, infectious agents and trauma), genetic, and immunologic factors are reviewed in this ar ticle.