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Psoriatic Arthritis Workgroup

Workgroup Chairs

  • JOSEPH MEROLA

    MD, MMSc

  • LOURDES PEREZ-CHADA

    MD, MMSc

Psoriasis is a common skin condition that speeds up the life cycle of skin cells. It causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin. The extra skin cells form scales and red patches that are itchy and sometimes painful.

Psoriasis is a chronic disease that often comes and goes. The main goal of treatment is to stop the skin cells from growing so quickly.

There is no cure for psoriasis, but you can manage symptoms. Lifestyle measures, such as moisturizing, quitting smoking and managing stress, may help.

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Publications

  1. Joseph F. Merola, David A. Amato, Kyoungah See, Russel Burge, Craig Mallinckrodt, Clement K Ojeh, Alice Gottlieb: Evaluation of sPGAxBSA as an outcome measure and treatment target for clinical practice. J. Invest. Dermatol. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Mar 22. pii: S0022-202X(18)31741-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.041. [Epub ahead of print]; 138:1955-1961. 2018. Read More
  2. Perez-Chada LM, Cohen JM, Gottlieb AB, Duffin KC, Garg A, Latella J, Armstrong AW, Ogdie A, Merola JF. Achieving international consensus on the assessment of psoriatic arthritis in psoriasis clinical trials: an International Dermatology Outcome Measures (IDEOM) initiative. Archives of dermatological research. 2018 Aug 25:1-0. Read More