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What is Psoriasis?
For the time being, I will defer to the National Psoriasis Foundation's answer to this question. It's one of the best and simplest explanations around. This page is mostly a list of other Web resources which attempt to answer the same question (some better than others).
Psoriasis Terms:
Unreviewed Information:
- Canadian Encylcopedia
of Dermatology
- Hong Kong Social Services
- National Psoriasis Foundation
- Abstract for the story of how psoriasis got
its name
- 1911 Edition Encyclopedia
- Aeromedical Consultation Service
- Albemarle Pulmonary Medicine Associates
- American Academy of Dermatology:
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Heritage Dictionary
- BBC or
here or
here
- Blackmores
- Blue Lagoon, Iceland
- Body1.com
- Color Atlas of Skin Diseases
- CJW Medical Center
- Cyberspace Healthclinic.co.uk
- Dermal Therapeutics R&D Program
- Dermatology for Medical Students
- Dermik Laboratories
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
- eMedicine:
- ENLMedical
- Essy's Research Center
- Everything2.com
- Focus on Skin 1
- Gallagher, Derrick & Martyr
- Genital Psoriasis
- Health Guide for the Perplexed
- Catherine Hinds' Glossary
- HONselect
- HRtide.com on Psoriasis (Adam)
- Hutchinson Encyclopedia - Psoriasis
- IMAO: Frank Answers: Hating Monkeys, Hippy Music, and the Heartbreak of Psoriasis
- The Integumentary System and Health
- "It's Not Such a Heartbreak" - See SubPortal
- Introduction to Psoriasis
- Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology & Hepatology Resource Center Glossary
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- MediFocus MedCenter
- MedTech
- The Merck Manual
or here
- MeSH Browser
- Mesh Terms 2002
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Trichology Services
- North Memorial Medical Center Health Encyclopedia:
- North Texas Hospital for Children
- Numark Pharmacists:
- Nutrition for a Living Planet
- Out and About Factsheet
- OxMed.com
- PakDoctor (Pakistan)
- Paralumun New Age Womens Village
- Parents' Common Sense Encyclopedia
- Pediatric Database
- Pharmacists Planning Services, Inc.
- Pocket Notes for Adult Medicine
- Podiatry Encyclopedia
- Primary Care of Dermatological Problems
- Primary Care Management of Common Skin Problems - Lecture Notes
- Proctor & Gamble Haircare Research Center Jargon Buster
- Psoriasis and Children: What You Need to Know
- Retreat Hospital
- Rita's Mobile Footcare
- Scaly psoriasis may be hard to control, but not contagious
- School of Health Professions at the University of Southampton
- Sentara
- The Silver Scale Disease
- The Skeptic Tank
- Skin Problems in Children: Frequently Asked Questions
- SkinInfo.com
- Sunshinecity Soapworks (a mix of NIAMS, NPF, and OnHealth info, plus others)
- theSite.org
- ThirdAge
- Venus Hair Design
- vfair.com
- Virtual Salon
- Vitamin Pantry (scroll down about halfway for the psoriasis entry)
- Warren Piette, M.D.:
- Web Health
- The WebMD Encyclopedia:
- What Increases Your Risk?
- What Is Tetter?
- What Really Works Factsheet
- Winter Hill Electrology & Skin Care
- The World of Hair
- YourSkin
- YourSkinDoctor.com
Created on July 16, 2000.
Last Updated on September 1, 2003.
The information provided here is not medical advice. This is not a self-help web site. Seek professional advice before beginning, ending, or changing treatments for any disease or condition. See the Legal Info page for more information.
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Dave W.