Psoriasis vulgaris is a frequently occurring skin disease in fair-skinned individuals. Disease starts often in the second decade of life triggered by infections like angina or measles. Pathogenesis involves hyperproliferation of keratinocytes, and accelerated migration of keratinocytes from the basal to the horny layer in 4 days (normal 28 days). Symptoms are intense desquamation of the skin and itching.
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(2016). Psoriasis. In: Vohr, HW. (eds) Encyclopedia of Immunotoxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54596-2_201235
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