Psoriasis Medical Reference
- What You Should Know About Psoriasis and Your Diet
Learn if there are certain foods that could improve your psoriasis or if there are diets that could be making your skin condition worse.
- What You Should Know About Psoriasis and Your Diet
Learn if there are certain foods that could improve your psoriasis or if there are diets that could be making your skin condition worse.
- Psoriasis and Sun Risks
If you have psoriasis, you may know that going out in the sun can help your symptoms. Find out more about the risks and benefits of treating psoriasis with sunlight.
- Can Coconut Oil Help Psoriasis Symptoms?
Learn more about how coconut oil can -- and can't -- help treat your psoriasis symptoms.
- Guttate Psoriasis
Guttate psoriasis causes small, scaly, red spots on your skin. Learn how to recognize it, treat it, and prevent flare-ups.
- How Is Scalp Psoriasis Different From Dandruff?
Find out the differences between dandruff and scalp psoriasis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for both scalp problems.
- Plaque Psoriasis: Signs and Treatment
Plaque psoriasis is the most common form of psoriasis, where red patches with a buildup of dead cells show up on your scalp, lower back, elbows & knees.
- Psoriasis in Kids (Pediatric Psoriasis)
Learn how this condition, which causes itchy, dry patches on your skin, affects children.
- How You Can Treat Psoriasis Cracks and Bleeding
Fissures, or patches of skin that crack open due to psoriasis, can be painful. Here’s how to seal them and protect your skin.
- Help for Psoriasis in Difficult Places
Learn how to treat psoriasis on your lips, scalp, and other unexpected spots.
- Beauty Hacks for Psoriasis: Start Your Day Right
Follow these beauty tips for gently covering up your psoriasis flare-ups to help you move through your day with more confidence.
- Psoriasis: How to Remove Dead Skin
Taking off dead skin helps treatments work, and can make you feel better about how you look. Here are the best ways to do it.
- Beauty Work-Arounds For When Your Joints Hurt
Self-care is supposed to make you feel good. Don’t let psoriatic arthritis keep you from looking your best. Learn tips to make caring for yourself easier.
- Creative Ways to Hide Flares on Your Legs
When psoriasis shows up on your legs, here are some tips and tricks to cover it up and keep it under wraps.
- Help for Psoriasis in Difficult Places
Psoriasis can pop up almost anywhere including your hands, feet, lips, and scalp. Here's how to treat it.
- Beauty Hacks for Psoriasis: Start Your Day Right
Follow these beauty tips for gently covering up your psoriasis flare-ups to help you move through your day with more confidence.
- How You Can Treat Psoriasis Cracks and Bleeding
Fissures, or patches of skin that crack open due to psoriasis, can be painful. Here’s how to seal them and protect your skin.
- Palmoplantar Pustulosis on Hands and Feet
Find out about this manageable skin disorder – its symptoms, causes, treatment.
- Erythrodermic Psoriasis
Get the facts about the skin condition erythrodermic psoriasis: symptoms, causes, treatment.
- How to Pick a Topical Corticosteroid for Psoriasis
Find out how to choose a corticosteroid that you put on your skin to treat the itchy, red patches that go along with psoriasis.
- How to Handle Psoriasis in Sensitive Areas
Psoriasis flares on areas like your face and genitals can be more embarrassing, painful, and harder to treat. WebMD offers treatment tips for these sensitive spots.
- Koebner’s Phenomenon and Psoriasis
Injuries, insect bites, tattoos, and even sunburns can trigger new areas of psoriasis. We explain the Koebner phenomenon.
- Psoriasis vs. Eczema: How to Tell the Difference
Psoriasis and eczema are itchy, red rashes, but there are ways to tell them apart. Find out how.
- Is Psoriasis Contagious?
You may be worried that the skin patches of psoriasis can be passed from person to person. Relax: It's not contagious. WebMD explains this autoimmune disorder.
- Psoriasis: Tips to Help You Sleep
Scalp psoriasis can keep you up late into the night if it's itchy. WebMD explains techniques for soothing your skin so you can sleep easy.
- Pustular Psoriasis Causes & Prevention
Pustular psoriasis has a variety of causes. Learn about them so you can prevent outbreaks.
- Psoriasis Glossary
WebMD explains some common terms related to psoriasis.
- Psoriasis: Emotional Support During Treatment
It's important to surround yourself with a strong network of those who are on your side when going through treatment for psoriasis.
- Psoriasis: Emotional Support During Treatment
It's important to surround yourself with a strong network of those who are on your side when going through treatment for psoriasis.
- Inverse Psoriasis
Find out how to treat inverse psoriasis, a skin condition that may develop in the armpits, under breasts, on the groin, or in other skin folds.
- Solutions for Mild Psoriasis
Learn more from WebMD about treatments for mild psoriasis.
- Treating Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Learn about the top treatments used to clear up moderate to severe psoriasis.
- 7 Types of Psoriasis
Find out about the main types of psoriasis, a skin disorder that may also affect your nails and joints.
- Psoriasis on the Face (Facial Psoriasis)
Treating psoriasis on your face takes extra care and patience. Read about the medications designed for sensitive areas of the skin.
- Psoriasis on Hands and Feet
Psoriasis on the hands and feet can be hard to treat, but these tips from WebMD may help.
- Psoriasis Treatments: How to Get Rid of Psoriasis
WebMD explores different treatments for psoriasis.
- Scalp Psoriasis Treatment: Options and Recommendations
There's no one-size-fits-all treatment for scalp psoriasis. This guide can help you find the right treatment for your mild, moderate, or severe scalp psoriasis.
- Laser Treatment for Psoriasis
Learn more from WebMD about laser therapy for psoriasis -- including how various lasers are used, their effectiveness, and their risks.
- Scalp Psoriasis
WebMD defines scalp psoriasis and explains its causes, symptoms, and treatments like special shampoos and conditioners.
- 7 Tips for Psoriasis Skin Care
Reduce psoriasis flare-ups, remove scales, promote healing, and soothe that itchy, irritated skin with a few simple psoriasis skin care tips.
- Advanced Psoriasis Treatment: When Creams Aren't Enough
Systemic treatments can be more effective and convenient than topical psoriasis creams.
- Psoriasis in Fall and Winter: 7 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re like many people who have psoriasis, your symptoms may worsen in the cold, dry air of fall and winter. Here are tips to help you avoid flare-ups.
- 11 Psoriasis Self-Care Tips
Self-care is a key part of your psoriasis treatment plan. Learn more about what you can do at home to take care of your skin and manage your psoriasis.
- Tips to Care for Your Psoriasis
Self-care for psoriasis is a lifelong process. Learn more from WebMD about what you can do on your own to take care of your psoriasis.
- The Latest in Psoriasis Treatment
Here are the latest recommendations by doctors to treat psoriasis that span into a new era of medicine.
- Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Psoriasis Treatments
If you've just been diagnosed with psoriasis, you may have questions. WebMD offers this list to take to your next doctor visit.
- The Latest in Psoriasis Treatment
Here are the latest recommendations by doctors to treat psoriasis that span into a new era of medicine.
- Tracking Your Psoriasis Outbreaks
Many people with psoriasis believe certain activities or substances may trigger their psoriasis outbreaks. Take these tips from WebMD for tracking your outbreaks to see if there are patterns that can help you reduce your psoriasis symptoms.
- Cosmetic Cover-Up for Psoriasis
Cosmetic cover-up for psoriasis -- known as psoriasis camouflage -- can make psoriasis less noticeable and help make you feel more comfortable and confident in public.
- Living With Psoriasis: Tips for Family and Friends
Psoriasis is a condition that can affect entire families, both emotionally and sometimes financially. WebMD offers tips for easing the burden on a loved one with the skin disorder.