Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes skin cells to multiply too fast, leaving behind itchy, scaly patches. But there are a number of ways the estimated 125 million people worldwide who have psoriasis experience it. Studies show anywhere from 17 to 83 percent of patients say pain is one of the unwelcome side effects.
Sometimes, psoriasis pain can get so severe that it even messes with the ability to sleep1. “Psoriasis pain can feel different for each person, but it is often described as aching, burning, stabbing, throbbing, cramping, or stinging skin,” says board-certified dermatologist Ife J. Rodney, MD, founding director of Eternal Dermatology Aesthetics in Maryland. For patients with painful psoriasis, she says those sensations can range from mild to severe, and affect all different parts of the
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