Psoriasis in Children—An Overview of Current Treatment Options—Reference
Documents and Further Reading
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(accessed 04/04/2010).
Gudjonsson J., et al. 2009. Global gene expression analysis reveals evidence for
decreased lipid biosynthesis and increased innate immunity in uninvolved psoriatic
skin. J. Invest. Dermatol., 129 (12), 2795-2804. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19571819 (accessed 04/04/2010).
Cordoro, K. 2008. Topical therapy for the management of childhood psoriasis: Part
I. Skin Therapy Letter, 13, 1. URL: http://www.skintherapyletter.com/2008/13.3/1.html (accessed
04/04/2010).
Cordoro, K. 2008. Systemic and light therapies for the management of childhood psoriasis:
Part II. URL: Skin Therapy Letter, 13, 4. URL: http://www.skintherapyletter.com/2008/13.4/1.html (accessed
04/04/2010).
Paller, A., et al. 2008. Etanercept treatment for children and adolescents with
plaque psoriasis. NEJM, 358 (3), 241–251. URL: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/3/241 (accessed
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Principal Author: C. Lucida, DermaHarmony Science Editor
Date of Publication: 04/19/2010
Updated: 04/12/2011