Hello and welcome to the Zero to Finals podcast. My name is Tom and in this episode

I'm going to be talking to you about psoriasis, particularly in children. And you can find

written notes on this topic at zero definals.com slash psoriasis or in the dermatology section

of the Zero Defininals pediatrics book.

So let's get straight into it.

Sorriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes recurrent symptoms of

psoriatic skin lesions.

There's a large variation in how severely patients are affected with the symptoms of psoriasis.

There appears to be a genetic component

whether a patient develops psoriasis,

although no clear inheritance pattern has been established.

About a third of patients have a first-degree relative

who also has psoriasis.

The symptoms start in childhood in about a third of patients. Patches of psoriasis. The symptoms start in childhood in about a third of patients. Patches of

psoriasis are dry, flaky, scaly, rough, faintly erythematous lesions that appear in raised plaques,

most commonly over the extensor services of the elbows and knees, and also on the scalp.

These skin changes are caused by the rapid generation of new skin cells, resulting in an abnormal

build-up and thickening of the skin in those areas. There's a few different types of psoriasis.

Plaques psoriasis features thickened erythematous plaques with silver scales,

commonly seen on the extensor surfaces and the scalp.

The plaques are between 1 centimetre and 10 centimetres in diameter.

This is the most common form of psoriasis in adults. Gutate

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