The new edition of a concise yet thorough illustrated review of the diagnosis and treatment of many forms of psoriasis now includes the many new therapies available and in development, as well as more material on psoriasis as a systemic disease and on comorbidities. This will be of interest to all dermatologists in training and practice, as well as primary care physicians.

It is with great pleasure that we present the second edition of Psoriasis. With all the advances in the feld of immunopathogenesis, genetics, comorbidities, and therapeutic modalities in the feld of psoriasis over the past few years, in collaboration with my colleague Dr. Caitriona Ryan, we have signifcantly expanded the number of chapters with grateful support from multiple colleagues worldwide. Tis book is written for clinical and research-oriented dermatologists, dermatology registrars, residents and fellows, medical students, and non-physician scientists. Te authors also wish to reach general practitioners, such as family and internal medicine specialists and subspecialists. For academic and clinical dermatologists, we believe this book provides a full and thorough review of the evaluation, associated systemic disorders, and treatment of the multiple forms of psoriasis, to help facilitate the evaluation and care of their patients. Te text also discusses current concepts in the ever-expanding feld of psoriasis pathophysiology, with up-to-date graphic illustrations of key concepts. Emerging concerns, such as systemic disease associations, quality-of-life issues, and psoriatic arthritis, are also reviewed in detail.

Features

• Provides a highly illustrated review
• Covers the diagnosis and treatment of many forms of psoriasis
• Includes systemic disease and comorbidities

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Contents

Chapter 1 The History of Psoriasis
Chapter 2 Epidemiology
Chapter 3 Microscopic Findings
Chapter 4 Genetics
Chapter 5 Immunology
Chapter 6 Other environmental risk factors
Chapter 7 Plaque-Type Psoriasis— Chronic Plaquer Guttater and Erythrodermic Phenotypes
Chapter 8 Palmoplantar psoriasis
Chapter 9 Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
Chapter 10 Inverse Psoriasis and Gental Disease
Chapter 11 Nail Psoriasis
Chapter 12 Differential Diagnoses of Psoriasis
Chapter 13 Genetics, Immunology, and Pathogenesis
Chapter 14 Psoriatic Arthritis Clinical Manifestations
Chapter 15 Pediatric Psoriasis
Chapter 16 Cardiometabolic Comorbidities
Chapter 17 Psychiatric Comorbidities
Chapter 18 Other Disease Associations Liver, Gastrointestinal, Respiratory, and Neoplastic
Chapter 19 Assessment and Measurement of Disease
Chapter 20 Current and future Topical Treatments for Psoriasis
Chapter 21 Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy
Chapter 22 Traditional Systemic Therapies and Monitoring Guidelines
Chapter 23 Current Biologic Therapies (Including IL-17) and Monitoring Guidelines
Chapter 24 Current and Future Oral Small Molecules
Chapter 25 Biologic Therapies in the Pipeline
Chapter 26 Future Directions and Personalized Medicine
Chapter 27 Conclusion