
01/10/2025
PSORIASIS & SKIN BIOPSY! 💙
Skin Biopsy CONFIRMS the diagnosis of Psoriasis
and rules out other skin conditions.
What does psoriasis look like?
Symptoms of psoriasis on your skin include plaques. Plaques look like:
✔️A rash or a raised area of thick skin.
✔️The skin on the plaque is discolored.
✔️ The plaque is scaly or flaky and sheds easily.
✔️ Nails that are pitted, cracked or crumbly.
✔️Joint Pain
Other types of Psoriasis may also be seen.
What causes psoriasis?
An over-reactive immune system that creates inflammation in your skin causes psoriasis.
Inflammation or swelling is seen on the surface of your skin as skin plaques.
What triggers psoriasis flare-up?
✔️Stress
✔️Allergies
✔️Alcoholic Drinks
✔️An infection (streptococcal infection).
✔️A skin injury like cuts, scrapes or surgery.
✔️Certain medications, such as lithium and beta-blockers.
✔️Changes in body temperature due to the weather (cold or dry weather)
✔️Hormones
✔️Smoking
✔️Gluten, Processed food, Red Meat & Dairy
✔️Others
Is psoriasis contagious?
No, psoriasis isn’t contagious. You can’t get psoriasis by coming into contact with another person’s psoriasis skin rash.
REFERENCES:
American Academy of Dermatology
Cleveland Clinic
Healthline
Web MD
NOTE: Photo posted is the actual skin biopsy done at 22DC Dermatology & Aesthetics and submitted to
St. Luke's Medical Center. Thank you, Dr. Tanya Perez-Chua for reading our slide.