Joint AAD-NPF guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with biologics
Recommended Citation
Menter A, Strober BE, Kaplan DH, Kivelevitch D, Prater EF, Stoff B, Armstrong AW, Connor C, Cordoro KM, Davis DM, Elewski BE, Gelfand JM, Gordon KB, Gottlieb AB, Kavanaugh A, Kiselica M, Korman NJ, Kroshinsky D, Lebwohl M, Leonardi CL, Lichten J, Lim HW, Mehta NN, Paller AS, Parra SL, Pathy AL, Rupani RN, Siegel M, Wong EB, Wu JJ, Hariharan V, Elmets CA. Joint AAD-NPF guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with biologics. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019; .
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-13-2019
Publication Title
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory multisystem disease that affects up to 3.2% of the US population. This guideline addresses important clinical questions that arise in psoriasis management and care, providing recommendations based on the available evidence. The treatment of psoriasis with biologic agents will be reviewed, emphasizing treatment recommendations and the role of the dermatologist in monitoring and educating patients regarding benefits as well as associated risks.
PubMed ID
30772098
ePublication
ePub ahead of print