Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

December 2017

Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, talks with Philadelphia's ABC Action News about additional concerns for psoriasis patients: For every 10 percent more skin surface affected, their risk of Type 2 diabetes rises about 20 percent.

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