Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9554
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2155-9554
+44 1478 350008
Naglaa Fathy Agamia
Venereology & Andrology, Faculty of Medicine,
Egypt
Research Article
Evaluation of Soluble P-selectin and Leptin Serum Levels in Sera of Patients of Psoriasis and their Possible Role in the Increase in the Cardiovascular Risks in Psoriatic Patients
Author(s): Naglaa Fathy Agamia and Salwa Hamdy GomaaNaglaa Fathy Agamia and Salwa Hamdy Gomaa
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic immune mediated disease that is considered to be a multisystem disease that extends beyond the limits of the skin to affect other tissues and organs, possibly associated with enhanced atherosclerosis and risk of coronary artery disease.
Objective: The aim of this work is to evaluate the serum level of soluble p-selectin and leptin serum levels in patients with psoriasis and their possible relation to the cardiovascular risk factors in those patients also the relation between their levels and the clinical severity of the disease
Patients and methods: This study was carried on seventy patients with chronic moderate to severe psoriasis. forty of them (group A) were excluded from disorders affecting pla.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9554.1000201