Psoriasis

Treatment

• Topical creams, ointments, gels, and lotions containing
                    - glucocorticoids
                    - tars
                    - calcipotriol (vitamin D derivative)
                    - anthralin
                    - tazarotene (retinoid, vitamin A derivative)
                    - salicylic acid

     

    

• Phototherapy with UVB light, or UVA light combined with psoralens (PUVA)

     

• Systemic therapy
                    - methotrexate
                    - acitretin (oral retinoid)
                    - cyclosporine
   

     Psoriasis
      - Clinical:
          - key features
          - sites of predilection
          - variants of psoriasis
                 - guttate psoriasis
                 - inverse psoriasis
                 - pustular psoriasis
                 - erythrodermic psoriasis
      - Pathogenesis:
          - koebner phenomenon
      - Complications
      - Treatment
      - Micropathology