The age at which people first experience psoriasis does not appear to have a significant impact on the course of the illness through a person’s life. This information was published in a April issue of the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
Researchers surveyed nearly 2,000 people with plaque psoriasis and found that the severity of psoriasis symptoms did not differ significantly between those people whose psoriasis first developed in childhood and those who had adult-onset psoriasis.
Plaque psoriasis is the most common form of psoriasis. It is diagnosed in 80% of people with psoriasis.
The plaques appear as red, raised, inflamed lesions covered with a silvery white layer of flakey scales. They may vary in size from a half inch to six inches in diameter. Plaques may grow together, creating large affected areas.
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