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Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick, red skin with silvery scales. You usually get the patches on your elbows, knees, scalp, back, face, palms and feet, but they can show up on other parts of your body. Some people who have psoriasis also get a form of arthritis called psoriatic arthritis.

Diagnosis

A problem with your immune system causes psoriasis. In a process called cell turnover, skin cells that grow deep in your skin rise to the surface. Normally, this takes a month. In psoriasis, it happens in just days because your cells rise too fast.

Psoriasis can be hard to diagnose because it can look like other skin diseases. Your doctor might need to look at a small skin sample under a microscope.

Psoriasis can last a long time, even a lifetime. Symptoms come and go. Things that make it worse include:

Infections
Stress
Dry skin
Certain medicines

Psoriasis usually occurs in adults. It sometimes runs in families.

Treatments

Treatments include:

creams
medicines
light therapy

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Jessica Kaffenberger, MD

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Jessica Kaffenberger, MD

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Dermatology West
Officenter Gahanna
Dermatology in Officenter Gahanna

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Kelly Tyler, MD

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Kelly Tyler, MD

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Abraham Korman, MD

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Abraham Korman, MD

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Officenter Gahanna
Outpatient Care New Albany
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Patricia Malerich, MD

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Patricia Malerich, MD

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Outpatient Care Dublin
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Susan Massick, MD

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Susan Massick, MD

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Outpatient Care New Albany
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Desmond Shipp, MD, MS

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Desmond Shipp, MD, MS

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Outpatient Care New Albany
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Catherine Ulman, MD

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Catherine Ulman, MD

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Outpatient Care New Albany
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Jennifer Sopkovich, MD

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Jennifer Sopkovich, MD

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Officenter Gahanna
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Spencer Dunaway, MD

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Spencer Dunaway, MD

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Dermatology West

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Mark Bechtel, MD

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Mark Bechtel, MD

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Outpatient Care New Albany
Officenter Gahanna
Dermatology in Outpatient Care New Albany
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Rachel Kirven, MD

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Rachel Kirven, MD

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Dermatology West
Officenter Gahanna
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Brittany Dulmage, MD

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Brittany Dulmage, MD

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Officenter Gahanna
Outpatient Care New Albany
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Alisha Plotner, MD

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Alisha Plotner, MD

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Officenter Gahanna
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Maya Jonas, MD

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Maya Jonas, MD

Dermatology

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Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Outpatient Care Dublin
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Columbus, OH 43230

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1328 Dublin Road
Suite 100
Columbus, OH 43215

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3691 Ridge Mill Drive
Hilliard, OH 43026

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915 Olentangy River Road
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Columbus, OH 43212

614-293-8566

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