Psoriasis

WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Discordance between patient and physician assessments of psoriasis severity is associated with patient depression and anxiety, according to a study published online March 3 in JAMA Dermatology. Ewan Carr, Ph.D., from King’s College London, and colleagues conducted a cohort study to examine discordance between patient- and physician-reported measures...

WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Discordance between patient and physician assessments of psoriasis severity is associated with patient depression and anxiety, according to a study published online March 3 in JAMA Dermatology. Ewan Carr, Ph.D., from King’s College London, and colleagues conducted a cohort study to examine discordance between patient- and physician-reported measures...

Women with psoriasis have a significantly increased risk for ectopic pregnancy (EP), which is highest for those with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, according to a study published in the June issue of JAAD International. Cæcilie Bachdal Johansen, M.D., from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and colleagues examined the association between psoriasis and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs)...

The conventional treatment of nail psoriasis is associated with adverse effects and difficulty in drug delivery. This study compared conventional treatment with topical steroids to microneedle technology for steroid delivery to treat nail psoriasis and found that microneedle technology combined with topical steroids was equally effective and did not cause severe side effects. The treatment...

Diagnosing Psoriasis in patients of color can be tricky. We sat down with Dr. Hope Mitchell to learn more about Psoriasis–how it’s diagnosed, progression, treatments and more. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Mitchell attended the University of Rochester and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. She obtained her doctorate of medicine...