Napkin psoriasis

{{Short description|Skin disease of infants}} {{Infobox medical condition |name = |synonyms = |image = |caption = |pronounce = |specialty =  |symptoms = |complications = |onset = |duration = |types = |causes = |risks = |diagnosis = |differential = |prevention = |treatment = |medication = |prognosis = |frequency = |deaths = |named after = }} '''Napkin psoriasis''', or psoriasis in the diaper area, is characteristically seen in infants under the age of two.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. {{ISBN|0-7216-2921-0}}.</ref>{{rp|194}} It is the most common form of psoriasis in infants and is commonly detected when diaper dermatitis spreads beyond the diaper area.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mahé |first=Emmanuel |date=November 2016 |title=Childhood psoriasis |url=http://www.john-libbey-eurotext.fr/medline.md?doi=10.1684/ejd.2016.2932 |journal=European Journal of Dermatology |volume=26 |issue=6 |pages=537–548 |doi=10.1684/ejd.2016.2932 |issn=1167-1122|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Afsar |first=Fatma Sule |last2=Uysal |first2=Sila Seremet |last3=Salis |first3=Fatma Muderrisoglu |last4=Calli |first4=Aylin Orgen |date=May 2016 |title=Napkin psoriasis |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ped.12916 |journal=Pediatrics International |language=en |volume=58 |issue=5 |pages=420–422 |doi=10.1111/ped.12916 |issn=1328-8067|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

==See also== * Psoriasis * Skin lesion

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