JUVENILE PSORIASIS - EARLY INTERVENTIONS CAN REDUCE RISKS FOR PROBLEMS LATER

Patients with juvenile psoriasis and their parents should be carefully counseled about the nature and management of this disease. Although l esions can be disabling in some cases, the outlook is not necessarily gloomy. Many patients have mild and limited involvement, and spontaneo us remissions are common. Attention to environmental triggers and skin hygiene can help control the disease. No doubt the genetic defect in juvenile psoriasis will be discovered soon, and gene therapy will play an important role in new treatments. In addition, new drugs show prom ise for better management of psoriasis in the near future.