Plaque Psoriasis Definition

Even though doctors define this very common form of psoriasis as plaque psoriasis, in truth it’s just plain old psoriasis that has for some reason been given a special name.

Maybe one of the reasons it got its own name is that for a long time this condition was thought to be related to leprosy. Psoriasis that affects the scalp is called scalp psoriasis and other forms of psoriasis are also given different names depending on the part of body that is affected.

Psoriasis which affects the scalp will of course look different to psoriasis that affects the knees and elbows. It’s probably that psoriasis that affects a person’s knees and elbows is very visible and so seen to be more common, so the name plaque psoriasis was given to it. Read more about Plaque Psoriasis Definition →