From a young age, Steven Levy had an idea of how dramatically psoriasis can impact physical and mental health. My dad had it, recalls Levy, a TV producer in Los Angeles. Growing up, I watched him be ...

Psoriasis can increase skin infection risk due to effects from the condition and its treatments. Learn about potential infections, symptoms, and preventive measures.

Psoriasis affecting the hands and feet can be difficult to distinguish clinically from eczema. Unfortunately, a biopsy of an area thought to be volar psoriasis is of little diagnostic value, as it is ...

Otezla (apremilast) is an oral tablet commonly used to treat plaque psoriasis in adults and children. Plaque psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition that causes itchy, painful patches on the skin.

What Is the Auspitz Sign? Auspitz sign is a distinctive mark seen when a skin plaque has been removed. Plaques (also called scales) are common in plaque psoriasis, but people with Darier′s disease and ...

Risankizumab improved visible psoriasis and reduced subclinical vascular inflammation on optical coherence tomography over 52 ...

The National Psoriasis Foundation issued a new position statement that clarifies the definition of psoriasis disease severity ...

Topical or oral corticosteroids generally cost $10 to $20 a month.

Major advancements in psoriasis treatments in the past two decades have given people living with the autoimmune condition a wide range of options for controlling symptoms. There are more than a dozen ...

Between 20 and 30 percent of people with psoriasis eventually develop a second, more disabling problem: painful joint inflammation. Known as psoriatic arthritis, it can quietly worsen and, without ...

Findings highlight opportunity for shared decision-making to improve treatment planning, with more than 90% of patients currently on injectables willing to switch to a new oral therapy with equivalent ...