Resounding Health:

Psoriasis

Definition
Reference
Trials

Is a Disease or Syndrome.

"A common genetically determined, chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by rounded erythematous, dry, scaling patches. The lesions have a predilection for nails, scalp, genitalia, extensor surfaces, and the lumbosacral region. Accelerated epidermopoiesis is considered to be the fundamental pathologic feature in psoriasis."

National Institutes of Health	Patient UK
Wikipedia	Medline Plus

NIH - Clinical Trials

Related Topics

By Web Pages

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Related Medication

The following information has been extracted from US Food and Drug Administration databases. It shows drugs which may be used to treat this condition, and those drugs whose use may be dangerous with this condition. This is informational only. You must consult a physician for your particular case. You may click on a listed drug for further information.

The following medications may be indicated for this condition

A-Methapred
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate
Dovonex
Dovonex
Dovonex
Methotrexate
OXSORALEN-ULTRA
Soriatane

The following medications may be hazardous when used with this condition

ARALEN
Chloroquine
Chloroquine Phosphate
Chloroquine Phosphate
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
Lindane
Lindane
Methotrexate
Methotrexate
Methotrexate
Methotrexate
Methotrexate
Methotrexate
OXSORALEN-ULTRA
Plaquenil
Sandostatin