Review Article
Psoriasis: as an Imitation of Skin, Scalp and Nail Infections
| Semsettin Karaca and Rahime Inci* | |
| Department of Dermatology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey | |
| *Corresponding Author : | Rahime Inci Department of Dermatology Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Izmir Katip Celebi University Izmir, Turkey Tel:+905078365894 E-mail: drrahimeinci@gmail.com |
| Received date: Aug 15, 2015; Accepted date: Mar 29, 2016; Published date: Apr 04, 2016 | |
| Citation: Karaca S, Inci R (2016) Psoriasis: as an Imitation of Skin, Scalp and Nail Infections. J Infect Dis Ther 4: 274. doi:10.4172/2332-0877.1000274 | |
| Copyright: © 2016 Karaca S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Psoriasis is a common inflammatory, hyperproliferative skin disorder that affects 1% to 2% of the world population. The clinical diagnosis of psoriasis is relatively easy, especially when the lesions consist of erythematous, silvery white scaly, sharply demarcated, indurated plaques. Psoriasis is a chronic dermatosis of genetic origin, often precipitated by an event such as an infection, an injury or psychological stress. There are many types of clinical presentations called plaque psoriasis, guttate psoriasis, flexural or inverse psoriasis, annular psoriasis, pustular psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis and also can be present on scalp and nails that should be differentiated from various possible infection.
