Psoriasis is a chronic autoinflammatory skin disease that affects 2% of the population worldwide. 1,2 Psoriasis has various clinical manifestations, the most common one being plaque psoriasis. 1,2 When it is untreated, the complications include chronic pain, bleeding, pruritus, and depression. 3 The treatment of psoriasis is often determined by clinical severity of the lesions and the extent/percentage of the affected body surface. 3 For mild-to-moderate psoriasis, high potency topical corticosteroids (TCS), vitamin D analogues, and phototherapy
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