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Pediatric PSORIASIS

Presentation in childhood linked to genetics

Toronto - When psoriasis presents in children, the genetic component is stronger than when the disease has its onset in adulthood, according to the program director for the dermatology residency program at the University of Toronto.

Speaking at a symposium in pediatric dermatology, Scott Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, discussed the pathology of psoriasis in children and possible therapies for psoriasis in children.

In adults, as in children, psoriasis is a chronic, Tcell-mediated immune skin disease that is characterized by inflammation, keratinocyte proliferation and vascular ...

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