Review Article
Facial Psoriasis: Hard to hide a serious psoriasis
Author Details
1. Dr. Farhana Wahab, Junior consultant, Sarkari Karmachari Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2. Dr. Rehnuma Nasim, Registrar, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3. Prof. Dr.Md. Shahidullah Sikder, Professor, Dept. of Dermatology and Venereology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMUI), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abstract Facial psoriasis is one of the most obvious presentations of psoriasis, associated with and directly contributes to a greater functional, psychologicaland aesthetic burden of life in psoriatic patients. Facial involvement may be a marker of severe psoriasis. The face is often involved for patients with long duration or early onset of disease; with the nail or joint involvement; and those requiring more extensive treatments. Common evaluation tools are Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). The treatment of facial psoriasis is considered challenging and is therefore subjected to be assessed on an individual basis according to the severity of the disease. In this review, we have highlighted the different presentations of facial psoriasis, emphasized the debilitating nature and also explored the targeted therapies for Facial PsO (FP). Keywords: Face, Psoriasis. |
Keywords: Face, Psoriasis.