[An atypical presentation of atherosclerosis in psoriasis: "Porcelain aorta"].

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BACKGROUND: Several recent epidemiological studies have shown an increase in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with psoriasis; such increase is greater in the event of severe and early psoriasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We report the case of a 42-year-old patient with severe skin psoriasis ongoing since childhood and presenting with porcelain aorta, a little-known sign of atherosclerosis. This is...

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