Clinical and histologic diagnostic guidelines for psoriasis: A critical review

Mary Ann N Johnson; April W. Armstrong

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Clinical and histologic diagnostic guidelines for psoriasis: A critical review

Mary Ann N Johnson, April W. Armstrong

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Abstract

Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease that is associated with joint, psychiatric, and cardiovascular comorbidities. Diagnosis of plaque psoriasis is dependent primarily on characteristic physical findings and history. Given the varied clinical presentations of psoriasis and its mimicry to other papulosquamous skin diseases, it may be difficult for nondermatologists to diagnose psoriasis. Currently, no diagnostic criteria for plaque psoriasis have been validated in clinical studies. In this paper, we provide diagnostic guidelines for the nondermatologist to aid them in recognizing psoriasis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	166-172
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12016-012-8305-3
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

Diagnosis
Diagnostic criteria
Histopathology
Psoriasis

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Immunology and Allergy

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