Inverse psoriasis symptoms

Abstract

Inverse psoriasis represents a clinical variant of psoriasis that is sometimes difficult to diagnose due to its clinical similarity with other skin disorders involving the folds, mainly including mechanical intertrigo, fungal and bacterial infections, contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and lichen planus.

Dermoscopy represents a useful tool for an enhanced non-invasive diagnosis. The treatment of inverse psoriasis may be challenging and include topical corticosteroids, topical calcineurin inhibitors, vitamin D analogs, traditional oral systemic therapies such as cyclosporine and methotrexate, and biologic therapies.

Keywords: psoriasis, inverse, diagnosis, dermoscopy, confocal microscopy, treatment

Introduction

Inverse psoriasis (IP), also known as flexural or intertriginous psoriasis, is a variety of plaque psoriasis that involves the body folds, most often the axillary, anogenital, and inframammary ones.¹

According to different studies and populations, the prevalence of IP is highly variable, ranging from 3 to 36%, because of the lack of precise diagnost

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