Fast Facts about Psoriasis

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  • 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.
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Alan Greene MD FAAP
Reviewed By: 
Alan Greene MD FAAP & Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin MD
Last Reviewed: 
November 1, 2001

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Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2010-01-23 12:08.

Psoriasis treatment

Psoriasis Effect on the Quality of Life:

Psoriasis is a disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath. In the United States, it affects 2 to 2.6 percent of the population, or between 5.8 and 7.5 million people. Commonly affected areas include the scalp, elbows, knees, arms, stomach and back. Psoriasis is autoimmune in origin, and is not contagious. Around a quarter of people with psoriasis also suffer from psoriatic arthritis, which is similar to rheumatoid arthritis in its effects. Psoriasis was first given that name in complete differentiation from other skin conditions by the Austrian dermatologist Ferdinand von Hebra in 1841, although there are what are believed to be descriptions of the disease in sources going back to ancient Roman and possibly even biblical times.

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