Psoriasis: Differential Diagnosis, Paradoxical Responses, and New Treatment Mechanisms

54TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH MEETING (ESDR) | ANTWERP, BELGIUM

September 10, 2025

| 13:00 – 17:00 CEST

Location: Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp (“A Room with a Zoo”), Okapi 2-3, Ground Floor, Carnot Wing

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Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Lluís Puig, MD, PhD, Spain

SECTION 1: PATHOMECHANISMS

Immune Shifts in Psoriasis
Michel Gilliet, MD, Switzerland

Where Does Psoriasis Fit into the Differential Diagnosis of Contact Dermatitis?
Julien Lambert, PhD, Belgium

Paradoxical Psoriasis and Therapeutic Approaches
Paola Di Meglio, PhD, United Kingdom

Drug-Induced Psoriasis
Deepak Balak, MD, PhD, MSc, Netherlands

Panel Discussion
Section 1 Faculty
Moderator: Jo Lambert, MD, PhD, Belgium

BREAK

SECTION 2: TREATMENT MECHANISMS

Mechanisms of Topical Drug Delivery: Opportunities for Psoriasis?
Robert Rissmann, PhD, Netherlands

Oral Drug Development: History and Future Prospects
Curdin Conrad, MD, Switzerland

Panel Discussion
Section 2 Faculty
Moderator: Lluís Puig, MD, PhD, Spain

Abstract Presentations

Closing and Adjourn
Jo Lambert, MD, PhD, Belgium

Program Chairs

Program Faculty

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Program Chairs

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, Spain

IPC Board Member

Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, Belgium

IPC Councilor

Program Faculty

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, Netherlands

IPC Jr. Councilor

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