The session 'Update on systemic therapies for psoriasis in childhood' was presented by Jeffrey M Weinberg from St Luke's Roosevelt and Beth Israel Medical Centers (NY, USA). Psoriasis affects greater than 7 million Americans, with 200,000 new cases diagnosed per year. The peak age of onset is 15–35 years of age.
The session 'Contact dermatitis in childhood' was presented by Vincent A Deleo from St Luke's Roosevelt and Beth Israel Medical Centers (NY, USA). Contact dermatitis, by definition, is a cutaneous disease caused by skin contact with exogenous chemicals resulting in eczema or dermatitis, with only 20% of reactions being true T-cell-mediated allergic reactions.
Reginald K, Westritschnig K, Werfel T, Heratizadeh A, Novak N, Focke-Tejkl M, Hirschl AM, Leung DY, Elisyutina O, Fedenko E, Valenta R; Clinical and Experimental Allergy (Dec 2010)
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Author: Cindy Li, DO, Dermatologist and Cosmetic Surgeon, Department of Dermatology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
Coauthor(s): Richard K Scher, MD, Professor of Dermatology, University of North Carolina
Introduction
Background
Psoriatic nail disease has many clinical signs. Most psoriatic nail disease occurs in patients with clinically evident psoriasis; it only occurs in less than 5% of patients with no other cutaneous findings of psoriasis. An estimated 10-55% of all patients with psoriasis have psoriatic nail disease. Approximately 7 million people in the United States have psoriasis. About 150,000-260,000 new cases of psoriasis are diagnosed each year. US physicians see 1.5 million patients with psoriasis per year. Severe psoriatic nail disease can lead to functional and social impairments if left untreated.