The appearance of psoriasis can vary based on the level of melanin, or the pigment that colors our skin. For Black patients or those with darker pigmented skin, lesions may be violet, dark brown ...

The appearance of psoriasis can vary based on the level of melanin, or the pigment that colors our skin. For Black patients or those with darker pigmented skin, lesions may be violet, dark brown ...

New psoriasis drug Zoryve approved. How to use & why Black American participation in clinical trials is vital for health ...

Twenty-nine dermatologists considered to be leaders in the study of psoriasis were surveyed about how symptoms manifest in Black patients by the Journal of Drugs and Dermatology. Sixty-six percent ...

“I think Black and brown skin is difficult to assess,” admits Dr. Schiopu. “I recently moved to an area with a higher number ...

Many doctors admit they’re less confident diagnosing psoriasis in Black patients than in white patients. Rina Allawh, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist in the Philadelphia area. She's seen ...

Black pediatric patients had 6.386-fold increased odds of having palmoplantar psoriasis vs. white pediatric patients. Boys had 2.241-fold increased odds of having palmoplantar psoriasis vs.

the mean duration of dermatologists' visits for psoriasis was 9.2 minutes with Asian patients, 15.7 minutes with Hispanic or Latino patients, 20.7 minutes with non-Hispanic Black patients and 15.4 ...

For patients with psoriasis receiving biologic therapy, residual inflammation (RI), defined as increased inflammatory markers in blood, characterized by high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, despite ...

Symptoms, lesion locations, and morphology are among the features clinicians may use to distinguish hand eczema from hand psoriasis in patients.

New research shows that in patients with psoriasis, even though their skin responds well to treatment with biologics, inflammation can linger, leading to broader health implications such as obesity ...