Increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome in patients with vitiligo: a real association or a coincidence?

Namazi, Nastaran; Amani, Maliheh; Haghighatkhah, Hamid Reza; Noori, Ehsan; Abdollahimajd, Fahimeh

Namazi, Nastaran; Amani, Maliheh; Haghighatkhah, Hamid Reza; Noori, Ehsan; Abdollahimajd, Fahimeh.

Affiliation

Namazi N; Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amani M; Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Haghighatkhah HR; Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging Center, Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Noori E; Department of Anesthesiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abdollahimajd F; Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Dermatol Ther ; 34(2): e14803, 2021 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33496053

Subject(s)

Atherosclerosis; Metabolic Syndrome; Vitiligo; Atherosclerosis/diagnosis; Atherosclerosis/epidemiology; Carotid Artery, Common/diagnostic imaging; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Humans; Metabolic Syndrome/complications; Metabolic Syndrome/diagnosis; Metabolic Syndrome/epidemiology; Risk Factors; Vitiligo/diagnosis; Vitiligo/epidemiology

Key words

atherosclerosis; cardiovascular diseases; intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery; metabolic syndrome; vitiligo

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vitiligo / Metabolic Syndrome / Atherosclerosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Dermatol Ther Journal subject: DERMATOLOGIA Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Iran

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