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Observations of psoriasis in the absence of therapeutic intervention identifies two unappreciated morphologic variants, thin-plaque and thick-plaque psoriasis, and their associated phenotypes.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 2006
Christensen Tanya E, Callis Kristina P, Papenfuss Jason, Hoffman Matthew S, Hansen Christopher B, Wong Bob, Panko Jacqueline M, Krueger Gerald G
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Psoriatic plaque thickness is a clinical measure of psoriasis severity. We have observed that patients tend to revert to a baseline thickness of psoriatic plaques when in an untreated state, and hypothesized that other features of psoriasis could associate with this trait. Data prospectively collected on 500 participants in the Utah Psoriasis Initiative were used for the study. In response to a question assessing...
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