Psoriasis
Clinical Topics & News
The Köbner Phenomenon and Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) affects a large percentage of patients with psoriasis. Similar to the cutaneous disease of psoriasis, PsA displays an...
Clinical Topics & News
Trachyonychia: A Case Report and Review of Manifestations, Associations, and Treatments
Trachyonychia ("rough nails") is best considered a reaction or morphologic pattern with a variety of clinical presentations and etiologies. It may...
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Epidemiology of Skin Diseases in People of Color
The epidemiology of skin diseases in people of color has not been extensively studied. Many skin diseases (eg, acne vulgaris; eczematous...
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Picking Apart the Picker: A Clinician's Guide for Management of the Patient Presenting With Excoriations
Management of patients who "pick" at their skin is often difficult. Etiologies and maintaining factors can be unclear.
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Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis: The Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors—Infliximab and Etanercept
During the past several years, one of the major focuses in psoriasis research has been the development of novel biologic therapies for this...
Clinical Topics & News
Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis: The T-Cell–Targeted Therapies—Efalizumab and Alefacept
During the past several years, a new generation of therapies for psoriasis has been in development. These biologic therapies target the activity...
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Stress in a Case of SAPHO Syndrome
In this article, we describe a case of seemingly stress-induced SAPHO (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis) syndrome in a man who...
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Patients With Psoriasis Prefer Solution and Foam Vehicles: A Quantitative Assessment of Vehicle Preference
Psoriasis patients' acceptance of the vehicles used in topical therapy contributes to adherence to treatment plans and outcomes, but patient...
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Tipping the Scales: Biologic Therapy 2002 [editorial]
No abstract available.
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A Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Limited to Psoriatic Plaques
Psoriasis occurs with increased incidence in patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP).