CME Part I Psoriasis: Which Therapy for Which Patient Psoriasis comorbidities and preferred systemic agents

Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with increased risk of comorbidities such as psoriatic arthritis, Crohn disease, malignancy, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. All these factors have a significant impact on the decision to use one therapy over another. The past decade has seen a paradigm shift in our understanding of the pathogenesis of psoriasis which has led to identification of new therapeutic targets. Several new drugs have gained FDA approval, expanding the psoriasis armamentarium but still a large number of patients continue to be untreated or undertreated.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Source Type: research