Uria Shani, Niv Ben-Shabat, Roula Qassem, Adi Lahat, Mahmud Omar, Einat Savin, Arad Dotan, Yonatan Shneor Patt, Lior Fisher, Galia Zacay, Howard Amital, Abdulla Watad, Kassem Sharif
BACKGROUND: The skin-gut axis, characterized by bidirectional communication between the skin and gut, plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). OBJECTIVES: We aimed to explore the association between psoriasis and IBD and identify predictors associated with IBD development among patients with psoriasis. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. METHODS: A retrospective study which utilized an electronic database from the Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization (MHMO) in Israel...
2024: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology