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The first medical use of fumaric acid was described in 1959 by Walter Schweckendiek, a German chemist, [15] and was a topical formulation for psoriasis. The Swiss company Fumapharm eventually brought Fumaderm, an oral formulation of dimethyl fumarate (along with some monoesters) to market for psoriasis in Germany in 1994. [16] [17] [18]
Psoriatic erythroderma can be congenital or secondary to an environmental trigger. [12] [13] [14] Environmental triggers that have been documented include sunburn, skin trauma, psychological stress, systemic illness, alcoholism, drug exposure, chemical exposure (e.g., topical tar, computed tomography contrast material), and the sudden cessation of medication.
Urea, also known as carbamide-containing cream, [clarification needed] is used as a medication and applied to the skin to treat dryness and itching such as may occur in psoriasis, dermatitis, or ichthyosis. [1] [2] [3] It may also be used to soften nails. [3] In adults side effects are generally few. [4] It may occasionally cause skin ...
Kim Kardashian is sharing a video showing the recent "painful" psoriasis flare-up that she eased with an at-home hack. On Jan. 30, the “Kardashians” star, 43, posted a video in her Instagram ...
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) is one of the world's largest nonprofit organization [citation needed] serving people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The NPF provides information and services to help people manage their condition while supporting research to find a cure.
PUVA (psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen.
"Pain ladder", or analgesic ladder, was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a guideline for the use of drugs in the management of pain. Originally published in 1986 for the management of cancer pain , it is now widely used by medical professionals for the management of all types of pain .
Psoriasis in the patient, or a family history of psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. A negative test result for rheumatoid factor, a blood factor associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis symptoms in the distal interphalangeal articulations of hand (the joints closest to the tips of the fingers). This is not typical of rheumatoid arthritis.