Is There A Link Between Diet & Psoriasis?...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition with symptoms that appear on the skin. People with the condition have an immune system that is overactive, triggering an excess amount of inflammation...
Systemic Drugs for Psoriasis...Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition that causes inflammation in the body. This inflammation triggers new skin cells to grow at a faster rate than older skin cells are shed. The...
How Can Psoriasis Affect The Lower Back?...People with plaque psoriasis have a chronic inflammatory condition that causes areas of their skin to become thickened, inflamed, and often covered with silvery scales. These patches of skin are...
How Does Plaque Psoriasis Affect the Elbows and Knees?...Plaque psoriasis is an inflammatory autoimmune condition that can cause “plaques” to form on the skin on any part of the body. Plaques are areas of inflamed, thickened skin that...
Psoriasis-Basic Statistics...Although it is difficult to estimate exactly how many people are living with psoriasis, it is thought that the disease affects at least 125 million people around the world. This...
Joni Kazantzis...Joni Kazantzis is a psoriasis blogger dedicated to creating awareness, educating about the disease and sharing personal stories of her 18+ year journey with psoriasis. Her award winning blog, Just a...
What Is Pustular Psoriasis?...Pustular psoriasis is a rare and severe form of the disease. The symptoms of pustular psoriasis are different than those of plaque psoriasis, which is the most common form of...
How Can Psoriasis Affect Skin Folds?...Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune inflammatory condition that can cause symptoms anywhere on a person’s skin. For some people, the symptoms of psoriasis occur within skin folds and creases; the...
How Can Weather Affect Psoriasis?...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes symptoms to appear on the skin. People with psoriasis have an overactive immune response that maintains a level of inflammation that is...
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What Are Common Comorbidities Related to Psoriasis?...Research has shown that people with psoriasis have a greater risk of developing other health conditions, which are also called comorbidities. As a part of the process of diagnosing a...
Symptoms--Dandruff-like Flaking...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that can cause symptoms called plaques to form on the skin due to inflammation. The scalp is one of the most common places where...
Symptoms--Hair Loss...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes raised, inflamed, and scaly patches called plaques to appear on the skin. Plaques can occur anywhere on the body, but the scalp...
Symptoms: Itching and Burning...If you have plaque psoriasis, you know how upsetting it can be. Your psoriasis lesions may feel itchy and painful much of the time. But when you scratch them, they...
What Are Future Areas of Psoriatic Disease Research?...All of these avenues of research have the overall aim of finding better ways to treat, control, and manage psoriasis in order to improve the quality of life of patients...
Finding A Healthcare Provider...Psoriasis is a chronic, lifelong condition with symptoms that may come and go during periods of flare-up and remission. Depending on how severe the psoriasis is, patients may need to...
What Areas Of The Body Are Most Commonly Affected By Plaque Psoriasis?...Plaque psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that can affect the skin, joints, and nails. In people with plaque psoriasis, inflammation causes excess skin cells to develop into plaques. Plaques...
What Are Common Symptoms Of Psoriasis?...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition, in which excess inflammation causes a range of different symptoms on the skin, nails, and joints. Some of the most common symptoms of the...
Anna Lysakowska...Anna was previously an advocate on PlaquePsoriasis.com Anna Lysakowska, aka "Anna Everywhere," is a travel blogger, journalist and psoriasis advocate. Since diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of 16, Anna...
What Are the Different Types of Psoriasis?...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition in which inflammation in a person’s body can cause symptoms that affect the skin in different ways and in different areas of the body...