See Also: Psoriasis(medicine)
psoriasis(encyclopedia)
Psoriasis(health)
psoriasis(dictionary)
psoriasis(dictionary)
psoriasis guttata(medicine)
psoriasis geographica(medicine)
psoriasis discoidea(medicine)
psoriasis diffusa(medicine)
psoriasis arthropica(medicine)

Psoriasis (health)


A common genetically determined, chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by rounded erythematous, dry, scaling patches. The lesions have a predilection for nails, scalp, genitalia, extensor surfaces, and the lumbosacral region. Accelerated epidermopoiesis is considered to be the fundamental pathologic feature in psoriasis.