Persistent itching, red patches, and inflamed skin are common complaints, but not all skin conditions are the same. Two of the most frequently confused disorders are eczema and psoriasis, both chronic ...

According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, around 125 million people have psoriasis — that's two to three percent of the population — including me. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder whereby the ...

Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that causes patches of dry, itchy skin, called plaques. Without proper treatment plaques can get itchy and flaky and then sometimes crack and bleed. People with ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. I am off to a party and, looking in the mirror as I put ...

When I was seven years old, I started to get itchy, flaky, inflamed skin across 90% of my body. There was no hiding it. I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune ...

In her early 30s, Debra Kent, 51, was diagnosed with psoriasis, a skin condition that causes itchy, scaly patches to appear on the skin, commonly on the knees, elbows, torso, and scalp. Shortly after, ...