Psoriasis is one of the most widespread disorders, affecting between 3% and 5% of the European population. It is a chronic inflammatory disease, which is usually benign. But for 10% of patients, psoriasis is a serious, disabling disease that is incompatible with a normal socio-professional and family life.
Yet the precise cause of the disease is still unclear, even though it has been known for several years that it is an auto-immune disorder with an important genetic component. What has been known for a long time is that stress is a factor that can trigger or aggravate the disease.
This work provides a thorough overview of psoriasis, in 50 short chapters entirely illustrated withcolor pictures, covering clinical aspects, differential diagnosis, etiological and physiopathological data and treatment.
All forms of the disease are examined by reputed experts, and an index, a glossary, a chapter on the anti-psoriasis association admirably round out this book, which is essential reading for specialists, general practitioners and hospital doctors. |
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