Psoriasis

Patients treated by rheumatologists were more often treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.

Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, comments on the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in plaque psoriasis treatment management. Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, reviews the long-term considerations with systemic therapy.

Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C, and Terry Faleye, MPAS, PA-C, reviews the safety data of TYK2 inhibitors compared to other systemic agents in the same class.

Apremilast treatment for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis can be managed effectively through telehealth visits.

In the cohort trial, 85% of patients showed an improvement of more than 50 on PASI.

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Experts in dermatology hypothesize about the management of patients with chronic vs acute GPP episodes.

Erin Boh, MD, discusses the role of steroid administration and withdrawal as a trigger for GPP, highlighting the importance of physician awareness of external influences initiating this condition.

The findings highlight new data on AXL expression in inflammatory diseases.

Dermatology experts discuss the use of systemic therapy in plaque psoriasis and determining patient response to treatment, also commenting on the use of PASI scoring in the clinical setting.

Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, and Terry Faleye, MPAS, PA-C, review a case of a young adult female with plaque psoriasis on the elbows, thighs, and scalp, and discuss switching systemic treatments to accommodate her lifestyle.

As Psoriasis Awareness Month 2023 comes to a close, Dermatology Times is reviewing the top psoriasis headlines and news from August.

Patients with psoriasis treated with IL-23i and IL-17i had a decreased risk of developing pneumonia, otitis media, and upper respiratory tract infections.

Lauren Miller, MPAS, and T.J. Chao, MPAS, emphasized that clinicians need to be an advocate for patients and take that extra step to educate.

Researchers noted a lack of significant differences in access to biologics among different populations.

Alexandra Golant, MD, and Mona Shahriari, MD, shared pearls regarding the role of nonsteroidal topicals in the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Experts in dermatology provide insight into the importance of multidisciplinary care in the management of patients with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP).

Erin Boh, MD, shares her opinion on the importance of proactively stocking and streamlining generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) medication pathways due to emergent care requirements of GPP.

Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, comments on the implications of long-term safety data in patients who may not have responded to initial treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C, provides an overview of systemic treatment options for patients with plaque psoriasis, highlighting the follow-up process once treatment has been implemented.

Investigators noted that there was not a marked increase, however, in keratinocyte skin carcinomas.

Patient and physician demographics were not significantly associated with discordance.

Following this week's Science of Skin media roundtable hosted by AbbVie, panelist and National Psoriasis Foundations President and CEO Leah Howard, JD, discusses the importance of advocacy and mental health in chronic skin conditions.

Alexandra K. Golant, MD, and Mona Shahriari, MD, share take-home pearls on the management of plaque psoriasis, highlighting the use of topical treatment to simplify the treatment regimen.

Expert dermatologists discuss plaque psoriasis patient populations that may not be ideal candidates for PDE-4 inhibitor treatment, as well as gaps that remain in the plaque psoriasis treatment landscape.

Experts in dermatology comment on the impact of both roflumilast and tapinarof on the treatment of plaque psoriasis.

Mark Lebwohl, MD, discusses the utility of spesolimab, the only FDA-approved treatment for the management of patients with from generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), highlighting the rapid efficacy of this therapy.

Erin Boh, MD, presents the case of a 60-year-old African American woman with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) covering her medical history, initial presentation, potential disease trigger, highlighting important comorbidities of concern and their impact on treatment selection.

This Psoriasis Awareness Month, Dermatology Times is looking back at the treatment and research landscape of 2023.

Jennifer Conner, MPAS, PA-C, and Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, comment on approaches to escalating treatment of plaque psoriasis from topical therapy to systemic therapy and initiating that conversation with the patient.