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Psoriasis is known world-wide. It is usually thought of as a disease of adult life, but can, in fact, occur in the youngest of children. In babies a particular type of nappy-rash, which is very resistant to the usual forms of treatment, is thought to be often due to psoriasis.
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Gilbert, P. (1995). Psoriasis. In: The A-Z Reference Book of Childhood Conditions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7098-5_33
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