Moderate To Severe Psoriasis Fourth Edition PDF Download

This is the fourth edition of The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis PocketGuide: Treatment Algorithms and Management Options. The previous editionswere well-received by dermatologists. Since the publication ofthe third edition, several new psoriasis treatments have become available,and the medical community has more experience with biological treatmentsin the management of psoriasis. The National Psoriasis Foundation hasrevised this publication again to provide more up-to-date guidance formanaging patients with moderate to severe psoriasis and toput the role of biologics, no longer new drugs, into perspective.Abby S. Van Voorhees, M.D.Chair of DermatologyEastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, Va.Steven R. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Dermatology, Pathology & Public Health SciencesWake Forest School of MedicineWinston-Salem, N.C.John Y. M. Koo, M.D.Professor and Vice ChairmanDepartment of DermatologyUniversity of California San Francisco Medical CenterSan Francisco, Calif.Mark G. Lebwohl, M.D.Professor and Chairman, Department of DermatologyMount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, N.Y.Alan Menter, M.D.Chairman, Division of DermatologyBaylor University Medical CenterClinical Professor of DermatologyUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolDallas, TexasChristopher Ritchlin, M.D., MPHChief, Department of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology (SMD)University of Rochester Medical CenterRochester, N.Y.Arthur Kavanaugh, M.D.Professor of Clinical MedicineDirector, Center for Innovative Therapy (CIT)University of California, San Diego School of MedicineSan Diego, Calif.TREATING PATIENTS IN PRACTICEPatients should be fully educated about all aspects of theirdisease, including all potential systemic-related disorders. Eachpatient should also receive a specific, personalized treatmentplan.OBJECTIVESAfter studying this handbook, physicians should be able to: Define the severity of psoriasis and develop an appropriatetherapy plan. Explain the profound emotional, social and physical impactpsoriatic disease has on the patient. Understand the important comorbidities associatedwith psoriasis. Differentiate psoriasis from other diseases after evaluatingpatients who present with similar types of skin lesions. Diagnose patients who have moderate disease (3 percent to10 percent body involvement) and severe disease (>10 percentbody involvement or