Psoriasis. Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the Polish Dermatological Society. Part I: Mild psoriasis

Abstract

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 1-3% of the general population. Recent years have brought a considerable progress in the treatment of this dermatosis, particularly with respect to patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. A growing range of increasingly available systemic therapies poses new challenges to physicians providing care to patients with psoriasis. On account of the fact that new antipsoriatic drugs have become available on the pharmaceutical market since the publication of previous guidelines for the treatment of psoriasis, an update has become necessary. The first part of the guidelines refers to mild psoriasis and selected special forms of this disease. The aim of the recommendations of the Polish Dermatological Society is to summarize the most recent literature reports and formulate guidelines that may be potentially useful for dermatologists-venereologists in their daily clinical practice. However, the final decision regarding the diagnostic and therapeutic procedure should always be made individually for each patient based on the patient's current clinical status and the most up-to-date literature reports.