Overview
A skin disease that causes red, itchy, or scaly patches, usually on the knees, elbows, trunk, and scalp, occurring in cycles of flare-ups that may last for weeks or months before subsiding.
Types of psoriasis, classified in accordance with location on the body:
- Plaque psoriasis
- Nail psoriasis
- Guttate psoriasis
- Inverse psoriasis
- Pustular psoriasis
- Erythrodermic psoriasis
- Psoriatic arthritis