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Psoriasis is an idiopathic genetic, multifactorial disease characterized by the formation of large, sharply defined, sliver-white scaly cutaneous plaques on the extensor surfaces of the knees and elbows, genitalia, scalp, and lumbosacral area. Psoarisis comes from the Greek word “spora,” which means itch.
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Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (2010). Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. In: Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (eds) Internal Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03709-2_49
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