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Types, triggers and treatment strategies of psoriasis

2013

Psoriasis is a common chronic, immune mediated, inflammatory disease,characterized by periods of exacerbation and remission. Patients with psoriasis have asignificantly impaired quality of life; the disease is associated with substantial burden interms of disability or psychosocial stigmatization. Moreover, in a percentage of patientsthat varies between 5% and 42%, depending on the population studied, psoriatic arthritismay occur.Psoriasis is found worldwide but the prevalence varies among different ethnicgroups. It has a strong genetic component but environmental factors such as ß-haemolyticstreptococcal infection, HIV, stress, and drugs, including ß blockers, antimalarials andlithium can …