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Psoriasis (young people)

  • Overview
  • What is Psoriasis?
    • What is psoriasis? A medical overview
    • Psoriasis symptoms: what does psoriasis look and feel like?
    • Getting a diagnosis and psoriasis changing over time
    • What are the different types of psoriasis?
    • Psoriasis and different areas of skin: where on the body?
    • What causes psoriasis?
    • What triggers psoriasis?
    • Conditions and complications associated with psoriasis
  • Getting help from medical professionals
    • What help can I get from medical professionals for psoriasis?
    • Repeat visits to medical professionals for psoriasis
    • What makes for a supportive doctor/nurse when you have psoriasis?
  • Treating and Managing Psoriasis
    • Psoriasis treatments: an overview of topical treatments
    • Psoriasis topical treatments: leave-on emollients (moisturisers)
    • Psoriasis topical treatments: steroid creams
    • Psoriasis topical treatments: coal-tar
    • Psoriasis topical treatments: topical calcineurin inhibitors e.g. Protopic (tacrolimus)
    • Psoriasis topical treatments: dithranol
    • Psoriasis treatments: bath oils/emollient, soap substitutes and medicated shampoos
    • Psoriasis treatments: phototherapy (light therapy)
    • Psoriasis treatments: systemic medicines: overview
    • Psoriasis treatments: non-biological systemic medicines
    • Psoriasis treatments: biological systemic medicines
    • Alternative and complementary therapies, supplements and home remedies for psoriasis
  • Everyday life with psoriasis
    • Emotions, mental health and having psoriasis: overview
    • The impact of psoriasis on confidence and self-esteem
    • Diet, alcohol and psoriasis
    • Impacts of psoriasis on exercise, social life and hobbies
    • Sleep, night-time and psoriasis
    • Family life and psoriasis
    • Friendships, relationships and psoriasis
    • Being at school or university, studying and psoriasis
    • Money and psoriasis
    • Jobs, work and psoriasis
  • Support and advice to others
    • Sources of information and support about psoriasis
    • Messages for other young people with psoriasis
    • Messages for medical professionals treating young people with psoriasis
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    • A doctor speaks
  • Resources and Information
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Psoriasis (young people)

Profiles - A doctor speaks

Dr Tess McPherson

Dr Tess McPherson is a Consultant Dermatologist and Senior Clinical Lecturer (Oxford University Hospitals). Her particular areas of clinical and research interests include paediatric dermatology, teenage and young adult dermatology, psoriasis, acne and eczema.
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