The more the surface area of the body is
covered by psoriasis, the greater the risk of death for the patient suffering from the condition, according to a new analysis by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
In order to measure psoriasis severity, Gelfand and his team used body surface area (BSA), which measures the percentage of the body
covered by psoriasis.
Not exact matches
The majority of people diagnosed with the condition have plaque
psoriasis, characterized
by red, raised patches of skin
covered with silvery - white scales.
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized in most patients
by red, raised patches of skin, or plaques,
covered with silvery - white scales.
Moderate
psoriasis is traditionally defined as
covering less than 20 % of your skin and can be accompanied
by nondebilitating joint pain.
The most common, called plaque
psoriasis, causes red, inflamed skin patches
covered by silvery scales.
Some
psoriasis patients have told me that they have experienced significant improvements from particularly stubborn psoriatic lesions
by applying moisturizing creams or ointments and have then
covered the area with plastic wrap.