Systemic treatment -- treatment that affects the entire body -- is an approach that's typically used only in moderate to severe cases of psoriasis.

Until about 20 years ago, systemic treatment options for moderate/severe psoriasis were limited and nonspecific. To get an idea of how much the field has changed, clinical guidelines on psoriasis ...

Normally, skin cells take about a month to form and rise to the surface. In people with psoriasis, this process happens in ...

Various systemic therapies for psoriasis either reduced, slightly increased or had no effect on risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, highlighting the need to perform a cardiovascular risk ...

Advanced psoriasis treatments are "systemic," which means they affect the whole body, and they can be more effective and convenient than topical psoriasis creams.

Systemic Corticosteroids The first-line systemic treatment of muscle disease in patients with Dermatomyositis (DM) is systemic glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone) with or without immunosuppressants.

A research team has investigated a new combination therapy against cancer. This therapy employs systemic administration of the tissue hormone interferon-I combined with local application of ...

A retrospective analysis of US medical records of people aged 65-95 years finds those with psoriasis on systemic therapies have a lower risk for dementia than those not on the treatment.

Systemic chemotherapy is when chemo drugs travel throughout the body. This type of chemotherapy can be given intravenously or orally.

Lung cancer chemotherapy (chemo), targeted therapies, and immunotherapy are called systemic therapies. Treatments are given by mouth, intravenous (IV) infusion, or injection (shot). They spread ...