Podiatric management of psoriasis

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Hi everyone,

I'm in my first year and I'm working in a essay involving psoriasis.
Although I can find all relevant information about treatments availables, I can not find anything relevant to podiatrists.
I know if severe, the condition has to be treated by a dermatologist, however is there anything the podiatrist can prescribe, appart from emolients and topical treatment?
Also does anyone know a good website, journal, book where I can find the information myself? I've Google it but I had no good results.

 

You may wish to look in to treatment of Psoriatic nails and footwear advice if that is causing irritation in addition to what you have mentioned. Also, you may consider that temporary deflective devices may be required to redistribute pressure from painful plantar areas that may be affected.

 

Don't forget psoriatic arthritis. I found this within twenty seconds of searching
http://www.arc.org.uk/arthinfo/patpubs/6029/6029.asp
http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/psoriatic_new.asp

It's usually all about the search terms that you enter. Try:
psoriatic arthritis feet podiatry
or
psoriasis feet podiatry

 

We don’t normally have any involvement with the primary treatment and management of psoriasis in the lower limb. However, we should be able to recognize the clinical signs and symptoms of psoriasis in the lower limb. Podiatrists usually treat the secondary complications associated with the disease i.e. nails, skin, deflections etc (as greatwhite mentioned).

 

Thank you everyone for your answers and for helping me to understand better the role of the podiatrist.
Thanks a lot