title: Juvenile psoriasis. Early interventions can reduce risks for problems later.
abstract: Psoriasis is a lifelong disease with genetic, systemic, and environmental roots and an unpredictable course. In more than one third of patients, onset is in the first two decades of life. Primary care physicians are in a unique position to help these young patients by providing early treatment and education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Farber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology