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An autoimmune disease that causes itchy, thickened, skin lesions on the skin, nail changes, and occasionally joint arthritis. It is not contagious.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Skin conditions

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Common
Preteen
6-13
Common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Skin

Symptoms

Skin pain
Scaling skin
Itchy rash
Joint pains
Joint swelling
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Psoriasis
Infliximab
4.0
59 reviews
Etanercept
4.0
61 reviews
Adalimumab
4.0
61 reviews
Secukinumab
3.8
54 reviews
Ustekinumab
3.8
53 reviews
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Other treatments

Light therapy

Risk factors

Personal

Stress
Cigarette smoking

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