Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder with cutaneous and systemic manifestations and substantial negative effects on patient quality of life. Psoriasis has a strong, albeit polygenic, genetic basis. Whereas approximately half of the accountable genetic effect of psoriasis maps to the major hi...
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Psoriasis is an inflammatory immune-mediated disorder which mainly affects the skin but which also has pathogenic effects with systemic impact. It represents a major psychological burden. During the past decade, inflammatory, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neuropsychiatric comorbidities of psoriasis have ...
Psoriasis is a chronic, noncontagious, multisystem, inflammatory disorder. Patients with psoriasis have a genetic predisposition for the illness, which most commonly manifests itself on the skin of the elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral areas, intergluteal clefts, and glans penis. The joints are als...
Surgical and Procedural Dermatology Skin Cancer PsoriasisAbout Psoriasis What is it? Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which your skin produces skin cells much faster than normal. This causes them to build up into thick, flaky, itchy, inflamed patches. There are several types of psoriasis, ...
Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disorder that involves complex pathogenic interactions between the innate and adaptive immune system that can be targeted by innovative biological therapies. The treatment framework is changing from short-term intervention of acute rashes toward long-term management, taki...
Psoriasis is a complex, chronic autoimmune disease affecting the skin. A common symptom is dry, itchy, and scaly skin, but it can also affect your nails and joints. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder. Topical ointments and other medications can help all
Psoriasis, a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disorder. Psoriasis occurs when immune cells known as T cells attack healthy skin cells in the nonvascular and vascular skin layers. There are several types of psoriasis, the most common of which is plaqu
Stress: Scientists think your immune system may respond to emotional and mental pressures the same way it does to physical problems, such as injuries and infections. Medications: Some treatments can make psoriasis worse. These include: Lithium, which treats bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses...
Stress: Scientists think your immune system may respond to emotional and mental pressures the same way it does to physical problems, such as injuries and infections. Medications: Some treatments can make psoriasis worse. These include: Lithium, which treats bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses...