Psoriasis is a chronic disease where your immune system becomes overactive and makes skin cells too quickly. As these cells build up, they form psoriasis plaques, thick raised patches of skin with ...

What Is the Auspitz Sign? Auspitz sign is a distinctive mark seen when a skin plaque has been removed. Plaques (also called scales) are common in plaque psoriasis, but people with Darier′s disease and ...

Medically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MDMedically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MD Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis. Plaques are pink/red, raised, thick, inflamed skin patches covered by ...

Psoriasis treatments have been a staple of TV advertising for nearly 50 years. That’s because the skin disease is relatively widespread throughout the United States. Roughly 80 to 90 percent of ...

Dear Doctors: I recently developed very bad psoriasis, but only on my scalp. The itch is awful. I’m not interested in the medications advertised on TV because of the side effects. Can you recommend ...

"Our study is an updated meta-analysis of more than 1.7 million individuals of different countries and shows that psoriasis is significantly associated with a nearly twofold increased odds of ...

—Immune checkpoint molecular upregulation is linked with chronicity and severity of chronic plaque psoriasis, whereas downregulation is linked with poor prognosis of guttate psoriasis. Reviewed by ...

More than 6 million adults in the US live with plaque psoriasis, but it’s often a misunderstood disease. Joining the discussion is actress entrepreneur Lala Anthony and dermatologist Dr. Meghan ...

Since revealing her plaque psoriasis diagnosis in 2015, La La Anthony has become a powerful voice for those living with the chronic skin condition. Plaque psoriasis-often mistaken for dry skin or ...

MARIETTA, Ga. - Greg Morrison of Marietta has been living with plaque psoriasis for more than 30 years. "The rash, it itches constantly," Morrison says. "It flakes. It kind of pinches you, and then ...

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 ...