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Abstract:
Many authors emphasize the close relationship between skin lesions and digestive disorders in the patients suffering from psoriasis. The present literature review is focused on the results of investigations carried out in the recent years. The most detailed information concerns lesions in the stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, and hepatobiliary system of psoriatic patients. The data obtained indicate that the treatment of skin pathology associated with psoriasis should be prescribed with due regard for the state of the digestive system.
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