RT Book, Section
A1 Wolff, Klaus
A1 Johnson, Richard Allen
A1 Saavedra, Arturo P.
A1 Roh, Ellen K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1140789131
T1 PSORIASIS, PSORIASIFORM, AND PITYRIASIFORM DERMATOSES
T2 Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259642197
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140789131
RD 2024/04/19
AB Psoriasis  affects  1.5  to  2%  of  the  population  in  Western  countries  but  has  worldwide  occurrence.A  chronic  disorder  with  polygenic  predisposition  and  triggering  environmental  factors  such  as  bacterial  infection,  trauma,  or  drugs.Several  clinical  expressions.  Typical  lesions  are  chronic,  recurring,  scaly  papules,  and  plaques.  Pustular  eruptions  and  erythroderma  occur.Clinical  presentation  varies  among  individuals,  from  those  with  only  a  few  localized  plaques  to  those  with  generalized  skin  involvement.Psoriatic  erythroderma  is  psoriasis  involving  the  entire  skin.Psoriatic  arthritis  occurs  in  10  to  25%  of  patients.