Health Boards
Sun-07-01-2024, 01:42 AM
I started seeing a new dermatologist. As we were going over medical history stuff, I mentioned that I had been diagnosed with NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) and she replied that was common for people with psoriasis. Which surprised me a bit as I hadn't heard that before, nor had it been mentioned to me so I did a little looking up on the internet to see what I could find. I found the following information which seemed to explain it best:
Although many people think of psoriasis primarily as a skin disease, it is a systemic condition that affects other organs as well. People with psoriasis have increased inflammation throughout the body, which increases the risk of developing comorbid conditions (more than one chronic disease at the same time). For example, people with psoriasis have a higher prevalence of fatty liver disease compared to the general population.
Psoriasis is associated with a higher risk for developing obesity (high body mass index), insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome — factors that can also increase the risk of NAFLD. A person may be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome if they have three of the following:
Abdominal obesity
High triglyceride levels
Low HDL cholesterol levels
High glucose levels
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
People with metabolic syndrome and severe psoriasis are at a higher risk of developing NAFLD.
I tick quite a few of those. Also with inflammation being mentioned it has made me wonder about other things going on with me and how it all ties in together. Of course having arthritis is a factor for the inflammation as well.
So now I'm really hopeful to see how Skyrizi will work out for me (calling them next week to have them ship to me). Maybe if my psoriasis is calmed down so might some other stuff? It would be nice if it works that way!
Although many people think of psoriasis primarily as a skin disease, it is a systemic condition that affects other organs as well. People with psoriasis have increased inflammation throughout the body, which increases the risk of developing comorbid conditions (more than one chronic disease at the same time). For example, people with psoriasis have a higher prevalence of fatty liver disease compared to the general population.
Psoriasis is associated with a higher risk for developing obesity (high body mass index), insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome — factors that can also increase the risk of NAFLD. A person may be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome if they have three of the following:
Abdominal obesity
High triglyceride levels
Low HDL cholesterol levels
High glucose levels
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
People with metabolic syndrome and severe psoriasis are at a higher risk of developing NAFLD.
I tick quite a few of those. Also with inflammation being mentioned it has made me wonder about other things going on with me and how it all ties in together. Of course having arthritis is a factor for the inflammation as well.
So now I'm really hopeful to see how Skyrizi will work out for me (calling them next week to have them ship to me). Maybe if my psoriasis is calmed down so might some other stuff? It would be nice if it works that way!