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Psoriasis and the Pandemic: Lessons Learned from PsoProtect

The spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 brought many concerns and questions about COVID-19 and psoriasis. To help address these concerns dermatologists and researchers created PsoProtect and PsoProtectMe — two global registries aimed at understanding the impact of the pandemic on people with psoriasis. Co-directors of PsoProtect and PsoProtectMe, Catherine Smith and Satveer Mahil, speak about the data collection process and findings from these global registries.

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Friday, May 26, 2023
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PsoProtect Registry Data Update

PsoProtect, a global registry for clinicians to report outcomes of COVID-19 in individuals with psoriasis, has updated their preliminary data and now includes the first 1,652 cases.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Commentary: Genetic studies suggest that inflammatory skin diseases increase the risk of COVID-19

An article recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggests that diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis increase the risk of COVID-19 by approximately 50%. The authors of the study (Lam Tsoi and collaborators, University of Michigan) examined the medical records of 435,000 individuals, 1,115 of whom had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Monday, February 8, 2021
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Commentary: NPF COVID-19 Task Force Guidance Statements

Recently, the Task Force (TF) of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) released a revised version of its COVID-19 statement after an in-depth analysis of publicly available data with two currently approved anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in the US, both mRNA-based.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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Early Diagnosis and Treatment of PsA

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Bridging Psoriasis and Metabolic Comorbidities Toward Comprehensive Patient Management

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Management of Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis in Patients with Cancer: Guidance from the IPC

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Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective Is Now Available for Pre-Order

IPC Board Member and Treasurer Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, is the editor of a new textbook, Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective, now available for preorder from Elsevier. He worked with associate editors IPC President Bruce Strober, MD, PhD; IPC Vice President/President-Elect Claudia de la Cruz, MD; and IPC Chief Medical Officer Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD. Nearly 50 authors from 20 countries contributed 30 chapters covering psoriasis from its earliest descriptions through genetics, immunology, and current therapies, with clinical images of psoriasis across diverse skin tones. All royalties support IPC.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

New Video Resource: Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

In this video, IPC Councilor Rodrigo Garcia Salinas, MD, a rheumatologist from Argentina, explains how to recognize psoriatic arthritis early, including why joint pain, how long a patient has had psoriasis, and family history can matter more than skin severity alone. He also reviews how imaging helps catch early disease and how to choose treatment based on each patient’s joint, spine, and skin involvement.

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Take Ten Video: Bridging Psoriasis and Metabolic Comorbidities

IPC President Bruce Strober reviews the link between psoriasis and metabolic disease, drawing on findings from IPC’s recent paper in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD). He translates this growing body of evidence into five concrete priorities from the 2025 IPC Think Tank for improving cardiometabolic screening and care.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026