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Fast Facts About Psoriasis


  • Psoriasis is often not even considered in children because the average age of onset is 28 years.

  • Roughly 80 million people suffer from psoriasis.

  • According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, between 150,000 and 260,000 new cases are identified each year in the United States.

  • 5% to 10% of people with psoriasis also experience the swollen hands and feet of psoriatic arthritis.

  • Each year, about 400 people in the United States die from complications of psoriasis.

  • In the United States, between $1.6 billion and $3.2 billion is spent on psoriasis every year.

  • For children whose psoriasis is triggered by throat infections, or made worse following strep or impetigo, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy may be an option.

  • People who bathe in the salt water of the Dead Sea in natural sunlight have been noted to have dramatic improvement of their psoriasis.

Alan Greene MD FAAP

Reviewed by: Alan Greene MD FAAP & Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin MD
Originally published: May 24, 1999
Last reviewed and updated: November 2001






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