Psoriasis is a chronic disease where your immune system becomes overactive and makes skin cells too quickly. As these cells build up, they form psoriasis plaques, thick raised patches of skin with ...

Medically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MDMedically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MD Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis. Plaques are pink/red, raised, thick, inflamed skin patches covered by ...

Although many people with plaque psoriasis can control their symptoms by using topical treatments that are applied to the skin, some people with moderate or severe plaque psoriasis do not get enough ...

Psoriasis treatments have been a staple of TV advertising for nearly 50 years. That’s because the skin disease is relatively widespread throughout the United States. Roughly 80 to 90 percent of ...

Dear Doctors: I recently developed very bad psoriasis, but only on my scalp. The itch is awful. I’m not interested in the medications advertised on TV because of the side effects. Can you recommend ...

MARIETTA, Ga. - Greg Morrison of Marietta has been living with plaque psoriasis for more than 30 years. "The rash, it itches constantly," Morrison says. "It flakes. It kind of pinches you, and then ...

—Immune checkpoint molecular upregulation is linked with chronicity and severity of chronic plaque psoriasis, whereas downregulation is linked with poor prognosis of guttate psoriasis. Reviewed by ...

More than 6 million adults in the US live with plaque psoriasis, but it’s often a misunderstood disease. Joining the discussion is actress entrepreneur Lala Anthony and dermatologist Dr. Meghan ...

Learn a morning routine for psoriasis that can help relieve your symptoms like itching and pain. A dermatologist offers their top tips. If you have psoriasis, it sometimes feels like you’d do anything ...

As winter arrives, the stark shift to dry air and central heating presents a challenge for those with eczema and psoriasis.

Dallas Goedert enters each Eagles game hoping to focus solely the task at hand — beating whatever team the Birds are playing that day. But to do so, he must manage his plaque psoriasis, a chronic skin ...

Q: I recently developed very bad psoriasis, but only on my scalp. The itch is awful. I’m not interested in the medications advertised on TV because of the side effects. Can you recommend anything? A: ...