Long-term remission of psoriasis after dermatome shaving.
Psoriasis is currently considered an incurable skin disorder whose etiology is unknown. Psoriasis involves the epidermis and epidermal-dermal junction of interfollicular skin. This paper reports one patient in whom a partial-thickness excision of a psoriatic scalp was done, permitting reepithelialization from the deep dermal adnexae. A 4 1/2-year follow-up documents a long-term remission of the psoriasis of the scalp.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000601:surgery*