Managing comorbid disease in patients with psoriasis

WH Boehncke, S Boehncke, MP Schön - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
WH Boehncke, S Boehncke, MP Schön
Bmj, 2010bmj.com
Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory skin disease that typically presents with sharply
demarcated, red scaly dermatological plaques that may be painful and stigmatising (fig 1⇓).
It causes a high burden of disease, comparable to that of cancer or diabetes mellitus. 1 In
about a quarter of people with psoriasis the condition is severe enough for them to need
ultraviolet light therapy, systemic drug treatment, or hospital admission.
Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory skin disease that typically presents with sharply demarcated, red scaly dermatological plaques that may be painful and stigmatising (fig 1⇓). It causes a high burden of disease, comparable to that of cancer or diabetes mellitus. 1 In about a quarter of people with psoriasis the condition is severe enough for them to need ultraviolet light therapy, systemic drug treatment, or hospital admission.
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