Evidence-Based Psoriasis Diagnosis and Treatment
Given the multitude of new treatment options for psoriasis, including topicals, phototherapy, oral systemic therapy, and injectable biologics, the treatment of the disease has truly become an art. Evidence-Based Psoriasis passes on this art to practicing
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Tina Bhutani Wilson Liao Mio Nakamura Editors
Evidence-Based Psoriasis Diagnosis and Treatment
Updates in Clinical Dermatology Series Editors: John Berth-Jones Chee Leok Goh Howard I. Maibach
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13203
Tina Bhutani Wilson Liao • Mio Nakamura Editors
Evidence-Based Psoriasis Diagnosis and Treatment
Editors Tina Bhutani, MD Department of Dermatology UCSF Psoriasis Center University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
Wilson Liao, MD Department of Dermatology UCSF Psoriasis Center University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
Mio Nakamura, MD Department of Dermatology Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
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Preface
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory condition with an estimated prevalence of 3–4% in the US population. It is a systemic disease with many known serious comorbidities including psoriatic arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. In addition, psoriasis is associated with depression, anxiety, and self-consciousness, which causes patients to limit social interactions and prevents them from forming close, intimate relationships with others. Although there are many other textbooks focusing on dermatologic treatments, there are very few specific books with the aim of g
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