Psoriasis: Overview
Introduction and Clinical presentations Psoriasis is a common skin infection that is usually persistent, recurrent, and immune mediated. It affects about 2 percent world population with associated negative impact on the physical, emotional and psychosocial wellbeing of the individual. No predilection for any age group. It is a papulosquamous condition with different morphology, distribution, severity and course. Presentation is in the form of moderate or severe. In patients with moderate presentation (10 percent of the body surface is usually affected) (Ayala, 2007) while severe cases tend to affect the quality of life of the patient with several systemic conditions ( ...
