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Psoriasis

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Clinical Cases in Skin of Color

Part of the book series: Clinical Cases in Dermatology ((CLIDADE))

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An otherwise healthy 25 year old Chinese male presents with a rash over the elbows, knees and scalp that had been present for 4–6 months. The eruption is asymptomatic. He also notes tiny dots in his nails. He does not have any associated illnesses, myalgias or arthralgias. He had tried several over the counter moisturizers and shampoos without improvement.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair St, Ste 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Nirali J. Shah BA & Roopal V. Kundu MD

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  1. Montgomery Dermatology, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

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  2. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Roopal V. Kundu

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Shah, N.J., Kundu, R.V. (2016). Psoriasis. In: Love, P., Kundu, R. (eds) Clinical Cases in Skin of Color. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22392-6_8

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