RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Comprehensive Assessment Tool for Psoriasis — An Unmet Need: Report from the GRAPPA 2014 Annual Meeting
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1032
OP 1033
DO 10.3899/jrheum.150126
VO 42
IS 6
A1 Jeffrey M. Cohen
A1 Abrar A. Qureshi
A1 Joseph F. Merola
YR 2015
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/6/1032.abstract
AB Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that has several distinct clinical subtypes, the most common of which is plaque psoriasis. Other non-plaque subtypes, however, including scalp, nail, inverse, and palmoplantar, have been demonstrated to be more common than previously believed, are associated with a significant burden of disease, and are likely underdiagnosed and undertreated. Understanding the effects of these non-plaque psoriasis subtypes can be challenging given that the gold standard psoriasis tool, the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, is mostly directed at plaque psoriasis. Therefore, a tool that can more comprehensively assess the psoriasis patient represents an unmet need in dermatology. Herein we discuss the concept of an ideal tool that addresses both plaque and non-plaque subtypes, with equal contribution from physician and patient, as discussed at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA).