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Pediatric psoriasis has more than doubled since the 1970s and can have profound impacts on both a child’s physical and psychological health. Prior to initiating treatment, assessment of severity is important as many pediatric patients with less than 10% body surface area can be treated with topical medications, avoiding unnecessary risks for systemic therapy. This is a case of a 13-year-old female that presented with red, scaly rash for several years. She and her mother opted for UV-B phototherapy for treatment of her pediatric psoriasis.
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Lee, M.P., Wu, K.K., Wu, J.J. (2019). 13-Year-Old with Red, Scaly Rash. In: Wu, J. (eds) Clinical Cases in Psoriasis. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18772-9_2
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