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Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 979526, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/979526
Clinical Study

Selected Inflammatory and Metabolic Markers in Psoriatic Patients Treated with Goeckerman Therapy

Katerina Kondelkova,1 Lenka Borska,2 Ctirad Andrys,1 Jan Krejsek,1 Kvetoslava Hamakova,3 Simona Rendarova,3 Vit Rehacek,4 Jan Kremlacek,2 and Zdenek Fiala5

1Institute of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Sokolska 581, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2Institute of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Sokolska 581, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
3Department of Dermatology and Venereal Diseases, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Sokolska 581, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
4Department of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Sokolska 581, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
5Institute of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Sokolska 581, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Received 20 February 2015; Revised 11 May 2015; Accepted 31 May 2015

Academic Editor: Luca Cantarini

Copyright © 2015 Katerina Kondelkova et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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