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- Title
Psoriasis: overview, treatments and implications for nursing care.
- Authors
Hill, Barry; Mitchell, Aby
- Abstract
The article provides information on psoriasis, a chronic, immune-mediated dermatological condition, and its implications for nursing care. Topics discussed include risk factors and aetiology of the disease, pathophysiology and clinical classification of psoriasis which includes inverse psoriasis, guttate psoriasis and pustular psoriasis, and diagnosis and treatment for the disease.
- Subjects
DISEASE risk factors; PSORIASIS treatment; THERAPEUTIC use of monoclonal antibodies; PSORIASIS; RETINOIDS; INTERLEUKINS; NURSING; SOCIAL support; PHOTOTHERAPY; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; CYCLOSPORINE; SEVERITY of illness index; RISK assessment; TUMOR necrosis factors; ADALIMUMAB; PATIENT education; ETANERCEPT; CHEMICAL inhibitors; DISEASE complications; EVALUATION
- Publication
British Journal of Nursing, 2023, Vol 32, Issue 10, p462
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2023.32.10.462