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Psoriasis



  • Chronic hereditary disorder

  • Light-skinned race

  • Environmental factors that trigger

    • Skin injury

    • Infections

    • Hormone changes

    • Stress

    • Drugs

    • Alcohol

    • Smoking

    • obesity



  • Erythematous plaque with sharp well defined borders and silvery white scales.

  • Elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral skin, can occur anywhere

  • Management

  • Topical treatment

  • Photo-therapy

  • Teach reducing pruritus

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