Psoriasis and liver fibrosis: an investigation using transient elastography in Tunisian patients with psoriasis

Br J Dermatol. 2019 Dec;181(6):1306-1308. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18177. Epub 2019 Sep 2.

Authors

I Ben Lagha¹, K Jaber¹, F Rabhi¹, B Ben Slimane², A Mrabet³, N Abdelli², M R Dhaoui¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Montfleury 1008, Tunis.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Montfleury 1008, Tunis.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis.

PMID: 31145808
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18177

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Comorbidity
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Female
Humans
Liver / diagnostic imaging
Liver / drug effects
Liver / immunology
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Liver Cirrhosis / epidemiology*
Liver Cirrhosis / etiology
Male
Metabolic Syndrome / complications
Metabolic Syndrome / diagnosis
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Metabolic Syndrome / metabolism
Methotrexate / administration & dosage
Methotrexate / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Psoriasis / drug therapy*
Psoriasis / epidemiology
Psoriasis / immunology
Psoriasis / metabolism
Severity of Illness Index
Tunisia / epidemiology

Substances

Methotrexate