Eczema is a common skin condition that can cause swelling and thick, scaly skin. Psoriasis is less common than eczema and causes a dry, itchy rash with scaly patches of skin. Treatment for mild cases ...
About 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. But, despite psoriasis being a fairly common skin condition, it's often misunderstood. In case you're not familiar with it, psoriasis is a condition that ...
For some people with psoriasis, even the tiniest pinprick or a bite from a mosquito can trigger plaques to appear in new places. Anytime your skin is hurt or irritated, you can get a new patch of ...
August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, an important time to shed light on this chronic skin condition and differentiate it from other similar disorders, such as eczema. Both psoriasis and eczema are ...
Your immune system can cause both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Not everyone with psoriasis will develop psoriatic arthritis. But about six to 42 percent of people with psoriasis will develop an ...
board-certified dermatologist at Schweiger Dermatology Group in New York Considering the condition affects nearly 8 million Americans—and most derms see it every day in their practices—it’s time to ...
While certain skin conditions such as acne can seem easy to diagnose from home, others can be a bit trickier, like eczema and psoriasis. These two skin conditions, which usually present themselves in ...
“What is psoriasis?” might seem like a pretty straightforward question—it’s a skin condition that causes raised bumpy patches, right? Not quite, actually. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition ...
Complete clearance lasts for a very long time due to knockout of resident memory T cells within the skin,’ said the study’s ...
Red and near-infrared–emitting fabric clothing may improve symptoms of mild psoriasis, polymorphous light eruption (PMLE), and alopecia areata (AA), but further research with larger groups is needed ...
From white blisters to red and scaly patches, psoriasis skin rashes come in several different forms. How do you know if you have psoriasis or a similar-looking skin condition?
In the second half of his Maui Derm recap, George Martin, MD, founder and program director of the meeting, highlights new ...