Psoriasis
 A person whose back and arms are affected by psoriasis.
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Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious autoimmune disease that affects the skin and joints. It commonly causes red, scaly patches to appear on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques, are areas of inflammation and excessive skin production.rn |
symptoms
| symptoms |
| Bright red patches of skin |
| Burning in the center of the chest |
| Dry, cracked skin |
| Inflammation |
| Itching skin |
| Mild scaling to thick crusted plaques on scalp |
| Nail disorders |
| Silvery scales |
| Small scaling spots |
| Swollen, stiff joints |
| Thick skin |
drugs that treat this condition
| drugs that treat this condition |
| Amevive |
| AmLactin |
| Dovonex |
| Enbrel |
| Humira |
| Lac-Hydrin |
| Matrex |
| Neoral |
| Raptiva |
| Remicade |
| Salex |
| Soriatane |
| Tazorac |
treatments
| treatments |
| Light therapy |
alternative treatments
| alternative treatments |
| Acupuncture |
tracking this condition
| things to track |
| Gluten-free diet |
| Mood |
| Sleep |
| Symptoms |
