About 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. But, despite psoriasis being a fairly common skin condition, it's often misunderstood. In case you're not familiar with it, psoriasis is a condition that ...

From white blisters to red and scaly patches, psoriasis skin rashes come in several different forms. How do you know if you have psoriasis or a similar-looking skin condition?

If you’ve struggled with itchy, irritated skin, you’ve probably sought out various creams, lotions or ointments to treat it. But if you feel like you’ve tried everything and still suffer from dry and ...

—Immune checkpoint molecular upregulation is linked with chronicity and severity of chronic plaque psoriasis, whereas downregulation is linked with poor prognosis of guttate psoriasis. Reviewed by ...

Psoriasis status from time of diagnosis to initiation of current treatment was less favorable for patients with mild psoriasis compared with moderate psoriasis, according to one study. A recent poster ...

This article was medically reviewed by Caroline Chang, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on August 8, 2019. We all get rashes from time to time, ...

Psoriasis is a common skin condition that causes raised, red, scaly patches of skin that can feel itchy or painful. But if that inflammation can't be kept in check, it can affect a person's entire ...

Psoriasis can involve any area of the skin. The most common areas are those that are prone to significant trauma from rubbing or scratching. These areas include the elbows, knees and scalp. However, ...

In this study, roughly 1 in 5 patients with psoriasis went on to develop severe disease over a median of 9.6 years of follow-up. Patients with plaque-type disease with a score above 3 on the Physician ...

A previously healthy 19-year-old man presented with discrete scaly papules affecting his trunk and upper arms. The eruption developed 1 week after an episode of acute tonsillitis. No nail changes were ...

Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes skin cells to build up faster than normal. This extra skin causes red, raised, scaly patches that can itch and burn. It has no cure, but there are treatments ...

The girl had guttate psoriasis, which often follows an acute streptococcal infection. Among patients with acute guttate psoriasis, two thirds have a preceding upper respiratory infection and one half ...