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==Overview==
==Overview==
Common physical examination findings of psoraisis include [[erythematous]], scaling [[papules]] and [[plaques]] on the [[skin]].
Common physical examination findings of psoriasis include [[erythematous]], scaling [[papules]] and [[plaques]].


==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
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*[[Tachycardia]] with regular pulse<ref name="pmid12677433">{{cite journal |vauthors=Iizuka H, Takahashi H, Ishida-Yamamoto A |title=Pathophysiology of generalized pustular psoriasis |journal=Arch. Dermatol. Res. |volume=295 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=S55–9 |year=2003 |pmid=12677433 |doi=10.1007/s00403-002-0372-5 |url= |issn=}}</ref>
*[[Tachycardia]] with regular pulse<ref name="pmid12677433">{{cite journal |vauthors=Iizuka H, Takahashi H, Ishida-Yamamoto A |title=Pathophysiology of generalized pustular psoriasis |journal=Arch. Dermatol. Res. |volume=295 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=S55–9 |year=2003 |pmid=12677433 |doi=10.1007/s00403-002-0372-5 |url= |issn=}}</ref>
*[[Tachypnea]]
*[[Tachypnea]]
*Kussmal respirations may be present in patients with comorbid [[diabetes]] and [[DKA]]
*Kussmaul respirations may be present in patients with comorbid [[diabetes]] and [[DKA]]
*High-output [[Congestive heart failure|cardiac failure]] in [[erythroderma]]<ref name="pmid14245176">{{cite journal |vauthors=FOX RH, SHUSTER S, WILLIAMS R, MARKS J, GOLDSMITH R, CONDON RE |title=CARDIOVASCULAR, METABOLIC, AND THERMOREGULATORY DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH ERYTHRODERMIC SKIN DISEASES |journal=Br Med J |volume=1 |issue=5435 |pages=619–22 |year=1965 |pmid=14245176 |pmc=2165960 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref>
===Skin===
===Skin===
* A [[diagnosis]] of psoriasis is usually based on the [[skin]] appearance
* A [[diagnosis]] of psoriasis is usually based on the [[skin]] appearance
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* [[Papulosquamous disorder|Papulosquamous]] [[disease]] with variable morphology, distribution, severity, and course   
* [[Papulosquamous disorder|Papulosquamous]] [[disease]] with variable morphology, distribution, severity, and course   
* Scaling [[Papule|papules]]  and [[Plaque|plaques]]
* Scaly [[Papule|papules]]  and [[Plaque|plaques]]
*[[Koebner phenomenon]]: Appearance of new psoriatic [[lesions]] at the site of skin injury
*[[Koebner phenomenon]]: Appearance of new psoriatic [[lesions]] at the site of skin injury
*Woronoff’s ring: Ring of peripheral blanching skin around a psoriatic [[plaque]]
*Woronoff’s ring: Ring of peripheral blanching skin around a psoriatic [[plaque]]
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*[[Sensorineural hearing loss]] associated with [[psoriatic arthritis]]
*[[Sensorineural hearing loss]] associated with [[psoriatic arthritis]]
*[[Rinne test]] may be negative (abnormal)
*[[Rinne test]] may be negative (abnormal)
*[[Weber test]] may show a quieter sound in the ear with the sensorineuronal hearing loss  
*[[Weber test]] may show a quieter sound in the ear with the [[sensorineural hearing loss]]
===Neck===
===Neck===
*[[Lymphadenopathy|Cervical lymphadenopathy]]
*[[Lymphadenopathy|Cervical lymphadenopathy]]
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*Bilateral decreased breath sounds
*Bilateral decreased breath sounds
*Bilateral wheezes
*Bilateral wheezes
*[[Egophony]] absent
*Reduced [[tactile fremitus]]
*Reduced [[tactile fremitus]]
===Heart===
===Heart===
*The risk of arterial and venous vascular diseases (e.g. [[myocardial infarction]], [[thrombophlebitis]], [[Pulmonary embolism|pulmonary embolization]]) is higher in severe psoriasis involving multiple areas of the body<ref name="pmid17433490">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kremers HM, McEvoy MT, Dann FJ, Gabriel SE |title=Heart disease in psoriasis |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=347–54 |year=2007 |pmid=17433490 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.007 |url=}}</ref>
*The risk of arterial and venous vascular diseases (e.g. [[myocardial infarction]], [[thrombophlebitis]], [[Pulmonary embolism|pulmonary embolization]]) is higher in severe psoriasis involving multiple areas of the body.<ref name="pmid17433490">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kremers HM, McEvoy MT, Dann FJ, Gabriel SE |title=Heart disease in psoriasis |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=347–54 |year=2007 |pmid=17433490 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.007 |url=}}</ref>
*There may be a chance of getting [[high output cardiac failure]] to [[erythroderma]]<ref name="pmid17433490">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kremers HM, McEvoy MT, Dann FJ, Gabriel SE |title=Heart disease in psoriasis |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=347–54 |year=2007 |pmid=17433490 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.007 |url=}}</ref>
*There may be a chance of getting [[high output cardiac failure]] due to [[erythroderma]].<ref name="pmid17433490">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kremers HM, McEvoy MT, Dann FJ, Gabriel SE |title=Heart disease in psoriasis |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=347–54 |year=2007 |pmid=17433490 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.007 |url=}}</ref>


=== Abdomen ===
=== Abdomen ===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2] Kiran Singh, M.D. [3]

Overview

Common physical examination findings of psoriasis include erythematous, scaling papules and plaques.

Physical Examination

Appearance of the Patient

  • Patient may look distressed and anxious

Vital signs

Skin

  • A diagnosis of psoriasis is usually based on the skin appearance
    • Sometimes a skin biopsy, or scraping, may be needed to rule out other disorders and to confirm psoriasis
    • Skin from a biopsy may show clubbed rete pegs
Scalp

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Extremities

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Trunk

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Face

face psoriasis

Nail Psoriasis

Nails showing pitting, crumbling and brittleness

Inverse Psoriasis

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HEENT

Neck

Lungs

  • Psoriasis has been known to be associated with COPD[3]
  • Expanded/barrel shaped chest because of COPD
  • Bilateral decreased breath sounds
  • Bilateral wheezes
  • Reduced tactile fremitus

Heart

Abdomen

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Iizuka H, Takahashi H, Ishida-Yamamoto A (2003). "Pathophysiology of generalized pustular psoriasis". Arch. Dermatol. Res. 295 Suppl 1: S55–9. doi:10.1007/s00403-002-0372-5. PMID 12677433.
  2. Fraga NA, Oliveira Mde F, Follador I, Rocha Bde O, Rêgo VR (2012). "Psoriasis and uveitis: a literature review". An Bras Dermatol. 87 (6): 877–83. PMC 3699904. PMID 23197207.
  3. Dreiher J, Weitzman D, Shapiro J, Davidovici B, Cohen AD (2008). "Psoriasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case-control study". Br. J. Dermatol. 159 (4): 956–60. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08749.x. PMID 18637897.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kremers HM, McEvoy MT, Dann FJ, Gabriel SE (2007). "Heart disease in psoriasis". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 57 (2): 347–54. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.007. PMID 17433490.

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