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10-year-old male patient with 2 month history of pruritic rash. Histopathologically confirmed: regular acanthosis, marked compact hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis, munro microabscess, dilated cappillaries in dermal papillae, and lymphohystiocytic perivascular dermal infiltrates seen. Rx: MTX 7.5 mg PO/week Urea 10% in simple cream vehicle daily. Was improving very well at first appointment.

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Recent Advances in Psoriasis: A Year in Review

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Dr. Leandro Leite discusses the most recent advances in psoriasis over the last year (March 2025 – March 2026). Topics include new guidelines, research, and recent studies.

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