Clinical Topics & News
Article
Scalp Psoriasis: Weighing Treatment Options
Scalp psoriasis often is the initial presentation of psoriasis, and it can be one of the most challenging aspects of the disease...
Article
Debunking Psoriasis Myths: Does UVB Phototherapy Cause Skin Cancer?
Myth: UVB phototherapy causes skin cancerPhototherapy is a common treatment modality for psoriasis patients that can be used in the physician’s...
Article
Presenting Treatment Safety Data: Subjective Interpretations of Objective Information
Educating patients about the risks of treatment is obligatory. An inherent problem with risk education is that patients can become terrified of...
Article
Development of Bullous Pemphigoid in a Patient With Psoriasis and Metabolic Syndrome
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease that most commonly affects adults older than 60 years, whereas psoriasis...
Article
In Orbit
When using biologic therapies for psoriasis, it is important to evaluate long-term efficacy (>4 years of follow-up). Biologic drug survival in...
Article
Debunking Psoriasis Myths: Is Psoriasis Infectious?
Article
A Boxed Warning for Inadequate Psoriasis Treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration uses the term boxed warning to highlight potentially dangerous situations associated with prescription drugs....
Clinical Topics & News
Debunking Psoriasis Myths: Can Psoriasis Be Treated?
Article
Reducing Risk for Coronary Artery Disease
For the last decade, we have considered the cardioprotective benefit of biologics, especially in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. Due...
Clinical Topics & News
Oral Therapies for Psoriasis: Report From the AAD Meeting
Patients with psoriasis now have several treatment options to help control their disease. Among them are oral therapies. Dr. Gary Goldenberg...