Psoriasis

Psoriasis often has a greater impact on quality of life in patients with skin of color as the condition and its treatment can result in long-lasting pigmentary changes. 

The 2019 joint American Academy of Dermatology and National Psoriasis Foundation phototherapy treatment of psoriasis guidelines comprehensively updates dermatologists and other providers on the state-of-the art use of various light modalities to treat psoriasis patients.

Oral health, habits and diet may influence disease severity in psoriasis, says a study published in the Dermatology Online Journal.

A recent study examined whether gluten intake in adulthood increases the risk of developing psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and atopic dermatitis.

A study recently explored the differences in baseline characteristics between responders to anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy and insufficient responders with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Read what researchers discovered in this article.

Interleukin-29 (IL-29) is a newly discovered cytokine that has become the subject of increased research attention for its role in inflammation and inflammatory autoimmune disorders and therefore as a target for novel therapeutic development.

With 4 decades of dermatology advances, we asked the very dermatologist experts who we often contact to help us to report on the milestones to weigh in on what they think have made the most difference in theirs and their patients’ lives.

Over the past 40 years, there have been major dermatological breakthroughs that have changed the way doctors treat patients, along with the very treatments they use. 

It is well established that psoriasis is associated with cardiometabolic disease, though the reason why remains unclear. This study followed pregnant women and mothers with psoriasis over an 11 year period to gain insight into the link between the immune-mediated skin disease and cardiometabolic disease.

Pruritus frequently afflicts psoriasis patients, but few studies explore the role of pruritus in regards to disease activity, pharmacotherapy or demographics. This study attempts to fill that gap.

Weight-based dosing of apremilast appeared to ensure comparable efficacy, safety and tolerability with in kids as in adults, and should be explored in future studies.

Study shows measurement of early ustekinumab levels could be used to direct treatment strategy in psoriasis.

Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis patients want more nonsteroidal topical options. This expert breaks down newly available treatments and those to come.

Psoriasis has been strongly linked to metabolic and Type 2 diabetes, but the exact relationship between psoriasis and Type 2 diabetes remains ambiguous. This study aimed to fill that gap.

This slideshow breaks down important considerations to keep in mind when evaluating psoriasis patient for psoriatic arthritis.

A recent study discovered that body mass index (BMI) and age of disease onset may play a part in the development of hypertension in psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. Read what researchers found in this article.

The realization of the critical importance of the IL-17 and 23 pathways have led to the development of numerous therapies that target parts of the immune system.

Researchers in Taiwan investigated whether behavioral modifications such as weight reduction, alcohol abstinence, smoking cessation and exercise could impact psoriasis severity. Read what they discovered in this article.

Discover key takeaways from the American Academy of Dermatology and National Psoriasis Foundation joint guidelines for the management and treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy published in the September issue of the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology.

Researchers employed the the Citizen Pscientist, an online patient portal developed by the National Psoriasis Foundation, to investigate chronic sleep dysfunction prevalence in psoriasis. Read what they discovered in this article. 

In this table, we highlight how psoriasis treatments have evolved over the past four decades. 

New psoriasis treatments are making their way to market. This supplement and the corresponding August issue take a broad look at the evolving understanding of the pathogenesis of psoriasis, the expanding treatment armamentarium, co-morbidity considerations, and financial considerations of new technologies. 

Psoriasis patients face a long list of comorbidities, increased medical costs and increased mortality. Experts agree that the burden of psoriasis is heavy - what can dermatologists do to offer relief?

Psoriasis does not appear to impact fertility, but there are conflicting data on whether psoriasis itself affects the risk of pregnancy complications in women of childbearing age. This expert weighs in on the subject.

About one-third of patients with psoriasis are children or adolescents. Still, little research exists on treating this patient population. New disease management guidelines and emerging studies seek to fill the gap.