Psoriasis en niños

Study Reveals Seven Criteria That May Improve Discrimination Of Psoriasis Between Other Inflammatory Skin Conditions In Children, Adolescents

Dermatology Advisor (1/11, May) reported, "Findings from the DIPSOC study reveal 7 criteria that could prove useful in discriminating psoriasis from other inflammatory skin disorders in children and adolescents." The criteriapublished in the British Journal of Dermatology include: "scaling and erythema involving the hairline; external auditory canal or extensor surfaces of the elbows and knees; persistent well-demarcated erythematous rash anywhere on the body; persistent well-demarcated erythema involving the umbilicus or napkin area and crural folds; and family history of psoriasis."

        AAD Resource: Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Pamphlet

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Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock
Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

Clinica Victoria en San Pedro: 4000-1054
Momentum Escazu: 2101-9574

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