Kim Kardiashian and Psoriasis

• Kim Kardashian is an American reality TV personality and model born in 1980.

• Kim Kardashian revealed in her blog that she had psoriasis in 2011:
  • The following video shows her visit to the dermatologist revealing the condition: CLICK HERE
  • Below are the photos of her leg:

• Psoriasis affects 2% of the population
• The type of psoriasis visible can be classified as plaque type, this is the most frequent one.
• Psoriasis can appear anytime but has 2 peaks of appearing: in young adults and in the 50s and sixities (Kardashian’s psoriasis was diagnosed at age 30)
• Psoriasis is known to have a genetic influence (Her mother also has psoriasis)

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Contributors: Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland

Bibliography

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