(PDF) Psoriasis 2nd Edition by M. Alan Menter, Caitriona Ryan

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Table of Contents

The history of psoriasis. Epidemiology. Microscopic findings. Genetics. Immunology. Other environmental risk factors. Plaque type psoriasis: Chronic plaque, guttate, and erythrodermic phenotypes. Palmoplantar psoriasis. Generalised pustular psoriasis. Inverse psoriasis and genital disease. Nail psoriasis. Differential diagnoses of psoriasis. Genetics, immunology, and pathogenesis. Psoriatic arthritis: Clinical manifestations. Pediatric psoriasis. Cardiometabolic comorbidities. Psychiatric comorbidities. Other disease associations: Liver, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and neoplastic. Assessment and measurement of disease. Current and future topical treatments for psoriasis. Phototherapy and photochemotherapy.Traditional systemic therapies and monitoring guidelines. Current biologic therapies (including IL-17) and monitoring guidelines. Current and future oral small molecules. Biologic therapies in the pipeline. Future directions and personalized medicine. Conclusion.