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Article Commentary: The Natural Course of Psoriasis: Data from a Rare ‘Experiment of Nature’ in Maoist China

Article Commentary: The Natural Course of Psoriasis: Data from a Rare ‘Experiment of Nature’ in... C OMME N T A R Y The Natural Course of Psoriasis: Data from a Rare ‘Experiment of Nature’ in Maoist China 1 1 2 Karina Koo, Mio Nakamura, M.D., Mark Lebwohl, M.D. Psoriasis is seen as a chronic, lifelong, remitting, and first episodes of psoriasis and were followed for 3 decades. relapsing skin condition worldwide. Hence, it is generally Painstakingly analyzing every patient’s documentation of assumed that a patient who develops psoriatic lesions for the psoriasis activity, Dr. Peng and his colleagues were able to first time is going to suffer this debilitating disease for the delineate six natural courses of psoriasis (Figure 1): rest of his/her life. However, the actual data documenting the natural course of psoriasis are extremely hard to come by. 1. 21.2% of patients experienced only one attack of psoriasis, Therefore, critical questions remain unanswered, such as: is usually g uttate, and skin lesions all disappeared within psoriasis really a lifelong condition? Does the disease ever 1 year. Most remarkably, for the next three decades, no spontaneously remit? It is hard to answer these questions subsequent episodes of relapse were recorded. because, in order to collect this kind of data involving the natural histor http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis SAGE

Article Commentary: The Natural Course of Psoriasis: Data from a Rare ‘Experiment of Nature’ in Maoist China

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C OMME N T A R Y The Natural Course of Psoriasis: Data from a Rare ‘Experiment of Nature’ in Maoist China 1 1 2 Karina Koo, Mio Nakamura, M.D., Mark Lebwohl, M.D. Psoriasis is seen as a chronic, lifelong, remitting, and first episodes of psoriasis and were followed for 3 decades. relapsing skin condition worldwide. Hence, it is generally Painstakingly analyzing every patient’s documentation of assumed that a patient who develops psoriatic lesions for the psoriasis activity, Dr. Peng and his colleagues were able to first time is going to suffer this debilitating disease for the delineate six natural courses of psoriasis (Figure 1): rest of his/her life. However, the actual data documenting the natural course of psoriasis are extremely hard to come by. 1. 21.2% of patients experienced only one attack of psoriasis, Therefore, critical questions remain unanswered, such as: is usually g uttate, and skin lesions all disappeared within psoriasis really a lifelong condition? Does the disease ever 1 year. Most remarkably, for the next three decades, no spontaneously remit? It is hard to answer these questions subsequent episodes of relapse were recorded. because, in order to collect this kind of data involving the natural histor

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Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 2017

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