| Psoriasis | |
|---|---|
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| Back and arms of a person with severe psoriasis | |
| Pronunciation | |
| Specialty | Dermatology (primarily); immunology, rheumatology and other specialties (e.g., cardiology and vascular medicine, nephrology, hepatology/gastroenterology, endocrinology, haematology) (indirectly/by association) |
| Symptoms | Red (purple on darker skin), itchy, scaly patches of skin[3] |
| Complications | Psoriatic arthritis[4] |
| Usual onset | Adulthood[5] |
| Duration | Long-term[4] |
| Causes | Genetic disease triggered by environmental factors[3] |
| Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms[4] |
| Treatment | Steroid creams, vitamin D3 cream, ultraviolet light, immunosuppressive drugs such as methotrexate and biologics[5] |
| Frequency | 79.7 million[6] / 2–4%[7] |
| Psoriasis | |
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| Back and arms of a person with severe psoriasis | |
| Pronunciation | |
| Specialty | Dermatology (primarily); immunology, rheumatology and other specialties (e.g., cardiology and vascular medicine, nephrology, hepatology/gastroenterology, endocrinology, haematology) (indirectly/by association) |
| Symptoms | Red (purple on darker skin), itchy, scaly patches of skin[3] |
| Complications | Psoriatic arthritis[4] |
| Usual onset | Adulthood[5] |
| Duration | Long-term[4] |
| Causes | Genetic disease triggered by environmental factors[3] |
| Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms[4] |
| Treatment | Steroid creams, vitamin D3 cream, ultraviolet light, immunosuppressive drugs such as methotrexate and biologics[5] |
| Frequency | 79.7 million[6] / 2–4%[7] |
