Dealing with the itchy, scaly patches that come with psoriasis is difficult enough. But having psoriasis puts you at risk of ...

Sponsored by Takeda As a Black doctor specializing in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I have noticed the difficulties in ...

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is less common among Black people compared to other races, but differences in prevalence may also ...

A tiny patch of itchy skin on the back of her head was Melissa Withem-Voss's first symptom. What she thought was stress turned out to be psoriasis, which her doctor diagnosed in early 1996.

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease, which means it results from abnormal immune-cell activity. In this case, the immune system is overactive and causes skin cells to be replaced more quickly ...

Although psoriasis doesn’t necessarily cause metabolic syndrome, patients with the inflammatory condition have a higher rate of the comorbidity, which includes increased belly fat, insulin ...

Plaque psoriasis looks a lot different on darker skin, and I’ve seen through my own experiences that there’s a common misconception that Black people aren’t affected by psoriasis.

Effects of psoriasis and psoralen exposure on the somatic mutation landscape of the skin. Nature Genetics , 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01545-1 Cite This Page : ...