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Psoriasis: Management and self-care
Abstract
Psoriasis is a common skin condition that affects an estimated 3% of the population. In one third of cases, psoriasis will develop during childhood or adolescence. Juvenile psoriasis is also associated with other co-morbidities such as hyperlipidaemia, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. Understanding this illness means that health-care professionals such as school nurses can help by providing schools with appropriate information about the condition, improving its management and providing education to help reduce stigma.
Psoriasis is a common skin condition which affects an estimated 3% of the population. Commonly considered as an adult condition approximately one third of people develop the disease in childhood (Bronckers et al, 2015; Gonzalez et al, 2016; The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Association, 2019; Primary Care Dermatology Society, 2019). Certainly, Benoit and Hamm (2007) suggest that in one third of cases, psoriasis starts in the first or second decade of life. Juvenile psoriasis is also associated with other comorbidities such as hyperlipidaemia, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease (Augustin et al, 2010). Understanding this illness means that health-care professionals, such as school nurses can help by providing educators with appropriate information about it, educate those in the classroom and help reduce stigma for any children or young people with the condition (Olson et al, 2004).
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