[Hyperlipoproteinemias in psoriasis].

The hyperlipoproteinaemia truly characteristic of psoriasis is the type IV or major endogenous hypertriglyceridaemia. It is found in 39 p. 100 of patients with psoriasis as compared to 18 p. 100 of our controls (though 6 p. 100 of the French population according to Turpin and De Gennes). It appears to be definitely genotypic, environmental factors playing only a minor role. This study would tend to integrate psoriasis into the category of the metabolic diseases, coinciding with the notion of troubles with glucose metabolism in psoriatics, since it is now accepted that 80 p. 100 of type IV hyperlipoproteinaemias are pre-diabetic.