Underdiagnosed and undertreated psoriasis: Nuances of treating psoriasis affecting the scalp, face, intertriginous areas, genitals, hands, feet, and nails.

摘要: Psoriasis of the scalp, face, intertriginous areas, genitals, hands, feet, and nails is often underdiagnosed, disease management can be challenging. Despite small surface area commonly affected by psoriasis in these locations, patients have disproportionate levels physical impairment emotional distress. Limitations current severity indices do not fully capture impact on a patient's quality life, and, combined with limitations therapies, many receive proper or adequate care. In this review, we discuss clinical manifestations less diagnosed areas its patient life. We also examine studies evaluating effectiveness therapies regions. This article highlights need to individualize treatment strategies for based body that emerging role biologic therapy regard.