PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jeffrey M. Cohen AU - Abrar A. Qureshi AU - Joseph F. Merola TI - A Comprehensive Assessment Tool for Psoriasis — An Unmet Need: Report from the GRAPPA 2014 Annual Meeting AID - 10.3899/jrheum.150126 DP - 2015 Jun 01 TA - The Journal of Rheumatology PG - 1032--1033 VI - 42 IP - 6 4099 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/6/1032.short 4100 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/6/1032.full SO - J Rheumatol2015 Jun 01; 42 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).