Dermatologists recently have developed and validated several tools for assessing itch in plaque psoriasis, such as the Peak ...

Plaque psoriasis usually happens on the elbows, knees, scalp, ears, and lower back. Guttate psoriasis doesn’t appear on your palms, the soles of your feet, or nails like other forms of psoriasis.

Psoriasis involving the hands and feet affects only about 30% of patients with plaque psoriasis, but is a uniquely problematic form of the disease (Fretzin, Crowley, Jones, Young, & Sobell ...

However, there’s much more than meets the eye, as this decades-long entertainment personality has been quietly suffering from plaque psoriasis for years, which is a chronic, noncontagious ...

Ultraviolet (UV) light therapy (phototherapy) involves exposing the skin to controlled amounts of UV radiation similar to ...

Many are not as lucky as Joel and have severe skin lesions or plaque on very visible ... of friction to the bottom of your feet, that can be causing the psoriasis to become more active in those ...

“It can affect both hands and feet and can be debilitating and hard to camouflage. There are some biologics (injectable treatments) that have proven effective against nail psoriasis,” says Dr Laftah.

Though psoriasis affects people of all skin tones, that diversity isn’t always represented in portrayals of the condition in ...

On Oct. 1, actress and media personality La La Anthony shared her ongoing struggle with plaque psoriasis on Instagram, sparking an important conversation about the skin condition that affects ...

Currently, there is no known cure for psoriasis, although a number ... with chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis involving the hands and feet. The 12-week study was the first randomized ...