ESTABLISHED TREATMENTS FOR PSORIASIS. A CRITICAL REVIEW

Psoriasis is a chronic, genetically-determined disease, characterized by an immuno-mediated pathogenesis. Treatment is based on symptomatic therapy that is able to induce remission of the disease and therefore make such a condition more acceptable for the patients. However, no therapy is yet able to induce a permanent remission of psoriasis. A large number of treatment options are now a days available, and the choice depends on the extension and severity of the disease. We will review the most safe and effective treatments for this debilitating disease, trying to highlight the most common side effects associated with each treatment, which should help in determining options for therapy.