%0 Journal Article
%T Joint AAD-NPF Guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with topical therapy and alternative medicine modalities for psoriasis severity measures.
%A Elmets CA
%A Korman NJ
%A Prater EF
%A Wong EB
%A Rupani RN
%A Kivelevitch D
%A Armstrong AW
%A Connor C
%A Cordoro KM
%A Davis DMR
%A Elewski BE
%A Gelfand JM
%A Gordon KB
%A Gottlieb AB
%A Kaplan DH
%A Kavanaugh A
%A Kiselica M
%A Kroshinsky D
%A Lebwohl M
%A Leonardi CL
%A Lichten J
%A Lim HW
%A Mehta NN
%A Paller AS
%A Parra SL
%A Pathy AL
%A Siegel M
%A Stoff B
%A Strober B
%A Wu JJ
%A Hariharan V
%A Menter A
%J J Am Acad Dermatol
%V 84
%N 2
%D Feb 2021
%M 32738429
%F 15.487
%R 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.087
%X Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem disease that affects up to 3.2% of the United States population. This guideline addresses important clinical questions that arise in psoriasis management and care and provides recommendations based on the available evidence. The treatment of psoriasis with topical agents and with alternative medicine will be reviewed, emphasizing treatment recommendations and the role of dermatologists in monitoring and educating patients regarding benefits as well as risks that may be associated. This guideline will also address the severity assessment methods of psoriasis in adults.