Psoriasis Management
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- The unmet needs, diagnosis, and identification of psoriasis
- The association and risks of CVD and psoriasis with Dr Nehal Mehta
- Managing psoriasis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in our expert podcasts and videos
Burden of disease
Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (with or without psoriatic arthritis) places significant social, physical and emotional burden on patients’ lives. (Pariser et al., 2016; Korman et al., 2016). Despite treatment, many patients with psoriasis continue to experience clinical symptoms and impaired functioning (Schaefer et al., 2015).
Alongside the significant impact on patient’s quality of life, psoriasis also impacts utilisation of healthcare resources, associated costs and work productivity (Pariser et al., 2016; Korman et al., 2016).
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Patient-oriented care requires that therapy is aligned with the patients’ needs/treatment goals. The German Psoriasis registry (PsoBest) has demonstrated that the majority of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis aspire to a normal everyday life with a low treatment burden (Blome et al., 2016).
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Diagnosis and identification
There are several ways of assessing psoriasis. According to guidelines the most established parameter in measuring the severity of skin symptoms in psoriasis is the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), which represents a necessary first step in selecting a treatment strategy and provides valuable feedback in measuring long term response to treatment. (Pathirana et al., 2009). A PASI 75 response is now widely accepted as a clinically meaningful improvement.
However, despite the various tools available, there is no definitively accepted definition of what encompasses mild, moderate or severe psoriasis.
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COVID-19
Do you know how to answer your patients’ questions about the COVID-19 pandemic? Learn how to manage your patients during the pandemic in our expert videos and podcasts.
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References
- The World Health Organisation (WHO). Global report on psoriasis. 2016.
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