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Psoriasis
Background
Psoriasis is a non-infectious inflammatory skin condition affecting approximately two per cent of the UK population. Recently there has been huge progress in understanding the mechanisms involved with psoriasis. Psoriasis is now known to be an immune-mediated disorder resulting in the rapid turnover of cells in the skin and the red scaly plaques seen in psoriasis.
The majority of people with psoriasis have mild disease, with the most common places affected being the elbows, knees and scalp. However, psoriasis can appear on the skin surface at any body site and be very severe.
