The PAPAA Forum: Nov 2020
- Author: Dr David Ashton
- Topic: Psoriasis
Should a patient’s Body Mass Index (BMI) influence the choice of a systemic drug in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis? A recent report suggests that the answer is ‘Yes’1.
There is a strong and consistent association between obesity and psoriasis; obese patients are more likely to develop psoriasis and its severity increases with…