Fukunishi and Berger have recently criticized a paper on psoriasis by
Rubino, Sonnino, Pezzarossa, Ciani, and Bassi. Their criticisms are an
alyzed and further data are presented, showing significantly higher fr
equencies of elevated scores on personality scales in patients with ps
oriasis, also when another dermatologic disfiguring condition (chronic
urticaria) is taken as control.