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Who gets psoriasis?
Type:Uv phototherapy Time:2016-01-18 10:10:30The current thinking is that psoriasis affects between 2% and 3% of the UK population- up to 1.8 million people- although this is an estimate. It affects males and females equally. Psoriasis can occur at any age, although there seem to be two ¡®peaks¡¯; from the late teens to early thirties, and between the ages of around 50 and 60.
Some people with psoriasis may also get psoriatic arthritis- a type of arthritis associated with the skin condition. However, just having psoriasis doesn't mean you will get psoriatic arthritis, and not everybody who goes on to develop psoriatic arthritis necessarily has psoriasis of the skin, either.