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Previous Volume 340:899-900 March 18, 1999 Number 11

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(Basic and Clinical Dermatology.) Third edition. Edited by Henry H. Roenigk, Jr., and Howard I. Maibach. 851 pp., illustrated. New York, Marcel Dekker, 1998. $225. ISBN 0-8247-0108-9.

Psoriasis is a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects approximately 6 million people in the United States, crossing the boundaries of sex, age, and race. For most patients, the diagnosis of psoriasis marks the beginning of a lifelong struggle, with cycles of remission and exacerbation. Although psoriasis is rarely life threatening, it is frequently associated with stigmatizing chronic lesions that can cause considerable physical and psychological morbidity. Because of its seemingly benign nature, the psychological and economic effects of psoriasis are often underestimated by physicians and other health care professionals.

The past decade has seen monumental advances in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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