Plaque Psoriasis Diagnosis WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Plaque Psoriasis Diagnosis
Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis and affects approximately one to two percent of people in the United States.1 Diagnosis of plaque psoriasis includes a medical examination, medical history, and a skin biopsy.2 The areas most affected by plaque psoriasis include knees, elbows, and scalp.3 Plaques, salmon colored rashes, silver scales, and oval symmetry are the most common characteristics of plaque psoriasis.1
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- Approximately 5.5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with plaque psoriasis.1
- A child has a 50 percent chance of developing psoriasis if both parents have psoriasis.1
- Topical medications, phototherapy, and systemic medications are the most common psoriasis treatments.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 eMedicineHealth: Plaque Psoriasis Diagnosis and Treatment
- ↑ eMedTV: Psoriasis Diagnosis
- ↑ About.com: Psoriasis Types: Chronic Plaque Psoriasis - Diagnosis
- ↑ U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Psoriasis: More Than Cosmetic - Diagnosis and Treatment
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- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Diagnosis of Plaque Psoriasis, Plaque Psoriasis and Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Plaque Psoriasis
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
