Journal of Oral Medicine Open Access

Department of Oral Pathology, Carnegie Mellon University, New York, United Kingdom

Publications

• Case Report   
  Oral Psoriasis Case Report
  Author(s): Ferris W*
  
  Psoriasis is a relatively common immune mediated, chronic, genetically determined, scaly inflammatory disease which primarily affects the skin and secondarily the joints. Various sources have noted the prevalence rates of this condition as between 1% to 2% and 2% to 4%, with ranges from between 0.5% to 4.6% of the population. The most common form of the psoriasis is the plaque type, also known as psoriasis vulgaris, which accounts for approximately 90% of occurrences. The most common anatomical locations of these lesions occur on the elbows, knees, scalp, fingernails and toenails... View More»
  

  DOI: 10.36648/ipom.8.3.22

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