Managing comorbid disease in patients with psoriasis
WH Boehncke, S Boehncke, MP Schön - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
WH Boehncke, S Boehncke, MP Schön
Bmj, 2010•bmj.comPsoriasis 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.
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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