Pediatric Psoriasis: Clinical Features and Course

Abstract

Psoriasis is fairly common dermatosis among children and adolescents, equally striking males and females. The article provides insight into clinical features and epidemiology of pediatric psoriasis in children aged 4-17. The disease was found to set in at any age, typically at the age of 9-10 years and have chronic course with durable exacerbation periods, lasting from few weeks up to 1-1.5 years. The highest number of psoriasis exacerbations takes place in autumn and winter months. Among the psoriasis triggers in children, stressful situations head the list. In children with psoriasis the extensive process prevails, plaque psoriasis is more likely to occur. The number of children with a localized type (scalp lesions) increases with age, whereas the manifestations of guttate and inverse psoriasis decrease in number.