Abstracts tagged "psoriatic arthritis and weight loss"

Abstract Number: 688 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Clinical Improvements in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis with Surgical Weight Loss
Monica Sethi¹, Christine Ren-Fielding², Ana Clara Caminer^3,4, Jose U. Scher⁵ and Soumya M. Reddy⁶, ¹Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatology, Sanatorio Parque, Rosario, Argentina, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Obesity is more prevalent among patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This correlation appears to be related to fat tissue-driven systemic inflammation. Although…