Metformin in the treatment of psoriasis / 中华皮肤科杂志

ABSTRACT

Metformin, the first-line treatment of type 2 diabetes, has been also increasingly used in the treatment of some skin diseases, such as psoriasis. This review summarizes therapeutic mechanisms of and clinical research progress in metformin in the treatment of psoriasis, aiming to provide ideas and methods for the treatment of psoriasis, especially psoriasis complicated by metabolic diseases.