Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease where skin cells regenerate too quickly and form thick, red patches of skin with white or silver scales.[1] A 2017 study found that up to 11% of adults and 1.4% of children worldwide have psoriasis.[2]
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- ^I M Michalek, B Loring, S M JohnA systematic review of worldwide epidemiology of psoriasisJ Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol.(2017 Feb)