Psoriasis

Patients with a later onset of psoriasis (PsO) may benefit from earlier screening for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to one study.

A bidirectional risk between psoriasis and asthma has been identified, according to one study.

Researchers have identified a link between psoriasis and the autoimmune diseases hypothyroidism and alopecia areata.

Researchers evaluated the impact of different treatment modalities in the prevention of psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis may benefit from weekend cyclosporine treatment (WCT) as a maintenance therapy, according to one study.

Psychological well-being should be considered in the management of psoriasis, research indicates.

Botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) exhibited promising results for nail psoriasis for up to 6 months with a single injection.

Efficacy results support long-term use of risankizumab in patients with active psoriatic arthritis across multiple patient and psoriatic disease characteristics.

Half of patients exposed to placebo in clinical trials experienced adverse events (AEs), which may be partially explainable by nocebo effects, according to a recent review and meta-analysis.

Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis and a history of cancer have improved symptoms and a favorable safety profile with guselkumab treatment, according to a new study.

Roflumilast cream may be suitable for chronic treatment, including the face and intertriginous areas, according to one study.

Posters presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting identified significant undertreatment of psoriasis and significant gaps in biologic medication treatment.

Posters presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting demonstrated both short- and long-term efficacy and safety profiles of brodalumab in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.

Patients experienced clinically meaningful improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) factors after 6 months of guselkumab, according to one study.

Study findings show that scores on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index and the Dermatology Quality of Life Index are correlated in patients with psoriasis across several continents, but factors affecting each of these scores are different across countries.

Researchers suggest an alternative method to align drug prices with clinical benefits for patients with psoriasis.

It is important to study the safety of targeted therapies in populations at increased risk of skin cancer, according to the researchers.

Risankizumab is an effective treatment option for patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to a recent meta-analysis.

Continuous improvement was observed across the different domains of minimal disease activity criteria with guselkumab.

People of color with scalp psoriasis experienced significant improvement in scalp itch and patient-reported health-related quality-of-life outcomes.

Physicians should be vigilant when managing patients with psoriasis and concurrent metabolic disorders, according to a new study.

Response rates were greater with deucravacitinib vs placebo or apremilast at 16 weeks in patients with moderate to severe scalp psoriasis, according to one study.

A topical therapy, PF-07038124 0.01%, administered once daily was more effective than the vehicle control in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and plaque psoriasis, a study finds.

The top psoriasis articles included topics on new therapies for the treatment of psoriasis in adults.

In this study, 52% of adult patients achieved the treat-to-target goal of 1% BSA or less within 3 months of incorporating tapinarof cream into their biologic regimen.

Most studies involving the treatment of psoriasis do not contain any images of patients, a review finds.

Investigators explored the genetic relationship between psoriatic disease and serum lipid levels.

Two posters presented at the 2023 Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference examined patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes in patients with plaque psoriasis treated with tapinarof cream.

Bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx) is the first dual interleukin 17A (IL-17A) and interleukin 17F (IL-17F) inhibitor to treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. It launches with a list price of $7200 per syringe.

Depression symptoms are often underdiagnosed and undertreated in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, contributing to a worsened quality of life (QOL). However, a recent study found that depression, functional impairment, and worsened QOL are related.