Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Your Body

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Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD on December 31, 2019

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American Academy of Dermatology: “Scalp psoriasis,” “Hair-styling tips that can reduce flares of scalp psoriasis,” “Dermatologists' top tips for relieving dry skin,” “Psoriasis,” “7 nail-care tips that can reduce nail psoriasis,” “How can I treat genital psoriasis?” “Psoriatic arthritis.”

National Psoriasis Foundation: “Don’t Fear Your Flakes,” “About Psoriasis,” “Take Control of Itch,” “Hands, Feet, and Nails,” “Pustular Psoriasis,” “Managing Nail Psoriasis,” “Psoriasis on the Face,” “Best beauty tips for when you have psoriasis,” “Genital psoriasis,” “About Psoriatic Arthritis.”

National Health Service (UK): “Psoriasis,” “Skin folds,” “Inverse psoriasis.”

UpToDate: “Treatment of psoriasis in adults,” “Patient education: Psoriatic arthritis (Beyond the Basics).”
American Family Physician: “Chronic Plaque Psoriasis.”

Seattle Children’s Hospital: “Skin Injury.”

Medscape: “Managing Dry Skin,” “Give Them a Hand: Patients With Hand and Foot Psoriasis Require Special Attention.”

The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance: “The Psoriatic Foot,” “Nail Psoriasis,” “Skin Camouflage,” “Psoriasis and Sensitive Areas,” “Genital psoriasis.”

Mayo Clinic: “Psoriasis,” “Cervical spondylosis,” “Psoriatic arthritis.”

American College of Rheumatology: “Psoriatic Arthritis.”

Spondylitis Association of America: “Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis,” “About Spondylitis.”

Arthritis Foundation: “Psoriatic Arthritis,” “Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms,” “Healthy Lifestyle Habits When You Have PsA,” “What is Psoriatic Arthritis?” “10 Hand- and Foot-

Care Tips for Psoriatic Arthritis,” “Psoriatic Arthritis and Back Pain,” “Low Back Pain Relief,” “Back or Neck Braces.”

Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center: “Psoriatic Arthritis Signs & Symptoms.”

Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network: “Hand/Foot Pain: How Does Psoriatic Arthritis Affect the Hands and Feet?”

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