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Psoriasis of scalp

MedGen UID:
590312
•Concept ID:
C0406326
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Scalp psoriasis
SNOMED CT: Scalp psoriasis (238608008); Psoriasis of scalp (238608008)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Scalp Psoriasis.
Ghafoor R, Patil A, Yamauchi P, Weinberg J, Kircik L, Grabbe S, Goldust M
J Drugs Dermatol 2022 Aug 1;21(8):833-837. doi: 10.36849/JDD.6498. PMID: 35946971
Current management of scalp psoriasis.
Guenther L
Skin Therapy Lett 2015 May-Jun;20(3):5-7. PMID: 26382557
Are topical keratolytic agents needed in the treatment of scalp psoriasis?
Shokeen D, O'Neill JL, Taheri A, Feldman SR
Dermatol Online J 2014 Mar 17;20(3) PMID: 24656276

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Comorbidity screening in hidradenitis suppurativa: Evidence-based recommendations from the US and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations.
Garg A, Malviya N, Strunk A, Wright S, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Alikhan A, Daveluy SD, Delorme I, Goldfarb N, Gulliver W, Hamzavi I, Jaleel T, Kimball AB, Kirby JS, Kirchhof MG, Lester J, Lev-Tov H, Lowes MA, Micheletti R, Orenstein LA, Piguet V, Sayed C, Tan J, Naik HB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 May;86(5):1092-1101. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.01.059. PMID: 33493574Free PMC Article
An update on the microbiology, immunology and genetics of seborrheic dermatitis.
Adalsteinsson JA, Kaushik S, Muzumdar S, Guttman-Yassky E, Ungar J
Exp Dermatol 2020 May;29(5):481-489. Epub 2020 Mar 16 doi: 10.1111/exd.14091. PMID: 32125725
A clinical review of phototherapy for psoriasis.
Zhang P, Wu MX
Lasers Med Sci 2018 Jan;33(1):173-180. Epub 2017 Oct 24 doi: 10.1007/s10103-017-2360-1. PMID: 29067616Free PMC Article
Risankizumab versus Ustekinumab for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis.
Papp KA, Blauvelt A, Bukhalo M, Gooderham M, Krueger JG, Lacour JP, Menter A, Philipp S, Sofen H, Tyring S, Berner BR, Visvanathan S, Pamulapati C, Bennett N, Flack M, Scholl P, Padula SJ
N Engl J Med 2017 Apr 20;376(16):1551-1560. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1607017. PMID: 28423301
Incidence and clinical predictors of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis: a population-based study.
Wilson FC, Icen M, Crowson CS, McEvoy MT, Gabriel SE, Kremers HM
Arthritis Rheum 2009 Feb 15;61(2):233-9. doi: 10.1002/art.24172. PMID: 19177544Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Sensitive Scalp: Diagnosis and Practical Management.
Guerra-Tapia A, González-Guerra E
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2023 Feb;114(2):141-146. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2022.09.009. PMID: 36174707
Treatment of Scalp Psoriasis.
Ghafoor R, Patil A, Yamauchi P, Weinberg J, Kircik L, Grabbe S, Goldust M
J Drugs Dermatol 2022 Aug 1;21(8):833-837. doi: 10.36849/JDD.6498. PMID: 35946971
Comorbidity screening in hidradenitis suppurativa: Evidence-based recommendations from the US and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations.
Garg A, Malviya N, Strunk A, Wright S, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Alikhan A, Daveluy SD, Delorme I, Goldfarb N, Gulliver W, Hamzavi I, Jaleel T, Kimball AB, Kirby JS, Kirchhof MG, Lester J, Lev-Tov H, Lowes MA, Micheletti R, Orenstein LA, Piguet V, Sayed C, Tan J, Naik HB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 May;86(5):1092-1101. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.01.059. PMID: 33493574Free PMC Article
Underdiagnosed and undertreated psoriasis: Nuances of treating psoriasis affecting the scalp, face, intertriginous areas, genitals, hands, feet, and nails.
Merola JF, Qureshi A, Husni ME
Dermatol Ther 2018 May;31(3):e12589. Epub 2018 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/dth.12589. PMID: 29512290Free PMC Article
Incidence and clinical predictors of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis: a population-based study.
Wilson FC, Icen M, Crowson CS, McEvoy MT, Gabriel SE, Kremers HM
Arthritis Rheum 2009 Feb 15;61(2):233-9. doi: 10.1002/art.24172. PMID: 19177544Free PMC Article

Therapy

Treatment of Scalp Psoriasis.
Ghafoor R, Patil A, Yamauchi P, Weinberg J, Kircik L, Grabbe S, Goldust M
J Drugs Dermatol 2022 Aug 1;21(8):833-837. doi: 10.36849/JDD.6498. PMID: 35946971
Efficacy and safety of apremilast in patients with mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis: Results of a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Stein Gold L, Papp K, Pariser D, Green L, Bhatia N, Sofen H, Albrecht L, Gooderham M, Chen M, Paris M, Wang Y, Callis Duffin K
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 Jan;86(1):77-85. Epub 2021 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.07.040. PMID: 34343599
Risankizumab versus Ustekinumab for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis.
Papp KA, Blauvelt A, Bukhalo M, Gooderham M, Krueger JG, Lacour JP, Menter A, Philipp S, Sofen H, Tyring S, Berner BR, Visvanathan S, Pamulapati C, Bennett N, Flack M, Scholl P, Padula SJ
N Engl J Med 2017 Apr 20;376(16):1551-1560. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1607017. PMID: 28423301
Efficacy and safety of guselkumab, an anti-interleukin-23 monoclonal antibody, compared with adalimumab for the continuous treatment of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis: Results from the phase III, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled VOYAGE 1 trial.
Blauvelt A, Papp KA, Griffiths CE, Randazzo B, Wasfi Y, Shen YK, Li S, Kimball AB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Mar;76(3):405-417. Epub 2017 Jan 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.041. PMID: 28057360
Psoriatic alopecia.
George SM, Taylor MR, Farrant PB
Clin Exp Dermatol 2015 Oct;40(7):717-21. Epub 2015 Jul 23 doi: 10.1111/ced.12715. PMID: 26202646

Prognosis

Identification of potential biomarkers and infiltrating immune cells from scalp psoriasis.
Liu S, Zhuang Z, Liu F, Yuan X, Zhang Z, Liang X, Li X, Chen Y
Gene 2024 Jan 30;893:147918. Epub 2023 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147918. PMID: 37871808
Disease interception with interleukin-17 inhibition in high-risk psoriasis patients with subclinical joint inflammation-data from the prospective IVEPSA study.
Kampylafka E, Simon D, d'Oliveira I, Linz C, Lerchen V, Englbrecht M, Rech J, Kleyer A, Sticherling M, Schett G, Hueber AJ
Arthritis Res Ther 2019 Jul 26;21(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-1957-0. PMID: 31349876Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Italy-a Systematic Review.
Prignano F, Rogai V, Cavallucci E, Bitossi A, Hammen V, Cantini F
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018 May 30;20(7):43. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0753-1. PMID: 29846817
Incidence and clinical predictors of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis: a population-based study.
Wilson FC, Icen M, Crowson CS, McEvoy MT, Gabriel SE, Kremers HM
Arthritis Rheum 2009 Feb 15;61(2):233-9. doi: 10.1002/art.24172. PMID: 19177544Free PMC Article
Psoriasiform keratosis.
Walsh SN, Hurt MA, Santa Cruz DJ
Am J Dermatopathol 2007 Apr;29(2):137-40. doi: 10.1097/01.dad.0000246177.63145.b3. PMID: 17414434

Clinical prediction guides

Treatment of Scalp Psoriasis.
Ghafoor R, Patil A, Yamauchi P, Weinberg J, Kircik L, Grabbe S, Goldust M
J Drugs Dermatol 2022 Aug 1;21(8):833-837. doi: 10.36849/JDD.6498. PMID: 35946971
Efficacy and safety of apremilast in patients with mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis: Results of a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Stein Gold L, Papp K, Pariser D, Green L, Bhatia N, Sofen H, Albrecht L, Gooderham M, Chen M, Paris M, Wang Y, Callis Duffin K
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 Jan;86(1):77-85. Epub 2021 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.07.040. PMID: 34343599
Risankizumab versus Ustekinumab for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis.
Papp KA, Blauvelt A, Bukhalo M, Gooderham M, Krueger JG, Lacour JP, Menter A, Philipp S, Sofen H, Tyring S, Berner BR, Visvanathan S, Pamulapati C, Bennett N, Flack M, Scholl P, Padula SJ
N Engl J Med 2017 Apr 20;376(16):1551-1560. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1607017. PMID: 28423301
Efficacy and safety of guselkumab, an anti-interleukin-23 monoclonal antibody, compared with adalimumab for the continuous treatment of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis: Results from the phase III, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled VOYAGE 1 trial.
Blauvelt A, Papp KA, Griffiths CE, Randazzo B, Wasfi Y, Shen YK, Li S, Kimball AB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Mar;76(3):405-417. Epub 2017 Jan 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.11.041. PMID: 28057360
Incidence and clinical predictors of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis: a population-based study.
Wilson FC, Icen M, Crowson CS, McEvoy MT, Gabriel SE, Kremers HM
Arthritis Rheum 2009 Feb 15;61(2):233-9. doi: 10.1002/art.24172. PMID: 19177544Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Diagnostic Accuracy of Trichoscopy in Inflammatory Scalp Diseases: A Systematic Review.
Golińska J, Sar-Pomian M, Rudnicka L
Dermatology 2022;238(3):412-421. Epub 2021 Jul 15 doi: 10.1159/000517516. PMID: 34265772
Therapeutic update of biologics and small molecules for scalp psoriasis: a systematic review.
Camela E, Ocampo-Garza SS, Cinelli E, Villani A, Fabbrocini G, Megna M
Dermatol Ther 2021 Mar;34(2):e14857. Epub 2021 Feb 17 doi: 10.1111/dth.14857. PMID: 33559275
Epidemiology of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Italy-a Systematic Review.
Prignano F, Rogai V, Cavallucci E, Bitossi A, Hammen V, Cantini F
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018 May 30;20(7):43. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0753-1. PMID: 29846817
Topical treatments for scalp psoriasis: summary of a Cochrane Systematic Review.
Schlager JG, Rosumeck S, Werner RN, Jacobs A, Schmitt J, Schlager C, Nast A
Br J Dermatol 2017 Mar;176(3):604-614. Epub 2016 Oct 19 doi: 10.1111/bjd.14811. PMID: 27312814
Systematic Review of Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents with Psoriasis.
Gonzalez J, Cunningham K, Perlmutter J, Gottlieb A
Dermatology 2016;232(5):541-549. Epub 2016 Nov 4 doi: 10.1159/000450826. PMID: 27811471

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