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...
Are Certain Populations At Risk for Psoriasis?...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that can cause symptoms called plaques to develop on the skin. Plaques are patches of skin that are raised, red, and covered in a...
How Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked To Psoriasis?...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the name for a set of conditions in which chronic inflammation inside of the digestive tract can cause many different symptoms, including abdominal pain, diarrhea...
Light Therapy (Phototherapy) for Psoriasis Treatment...Phototherapy is a type of treatment for people with psoriasis. It is also called light therapy. Light therapy involves using a machine or device to expose skin to ultraviolet (UV)...
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How Does Psoriasis Affect Your Overall Health?...Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition. In this condition, the immune system becomes overactive and causes skin cells to divide quickly and produce too many new cells. This leads to...
What Is Scalp Psoriasis?...Most people with psoriasis develop thick, scaly patches on their skin called plaques. These patches are the result of an overactive immune system that causes rapid skin cell growth. These...