Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that is increasingly being
recognized as a systemic inflammatory disorder. Psoriatic arthritis is a well-known
comorbidity of psoriasis. A rapidly expanding body of literature in various populations and
settings supports additional associations between psoriasis and cardiometabolic diseases,
gastrointestinal diseases, kidney disease, malignancy, infection, and mood disorders. The
pathogenesis of comorbid disease in patients with psoriasis remains unknown; however …