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Journal of Dermatology Research and Skin Care | Volume 3
Dermatol Res Skin Care, Volume 3
September 09-10, 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland
2nd Global Summit on
3rd International Conference on
Dermatology and Cosmetology
Wound Care, Tissue Repair and Regenerative Medicine
Joint Event
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Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory
skin disease that appears in about 3% of the general
population. In approximately one third of the cases it begins
in childhood or adolescence. As in adults, also in children
plaque-type psoriasis is themost common type of the disease.
Guttate form is the second most common type of psoriasis in
this age group, mostly followed by streptococcal infection. Up
to 71% of children have a positive family history of psoriasis.
As in adulthood also paediatric psoriasis can been associated
with certain comorbidities, such as obesity, hypertension,
hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Treatment of the disease is determined based on the
severity of the disease and especially in childhood remains a
challenge. In moderate to severe form of childhood psoriasis,
where topical therapy is not effective in the long run, narrow
band UVB and systemic therapy (methotrexate as most often
prescribed) can be valuable, safe and effective way of the
therapy. However, more evidence based data is needed about
effectivenessandlong-termsafetyofsuchtherapiesinchildren.
Speaker Biography
Mateja Starbek graduated medicine in 2000 at the Medical faculty,
University of Ljubljana. In 2006 she obtained a master's degree in
Biomedicine, in 2010 specialisation in Dermatovenereology and in 2018
PhD in the field of Biomedicine. She is Head of Children's department
in Dermatovenereology Clinic of University Medical Centre Ljubljana
and takes part in teaching process as assistant at Medical faculty,
University of Ljubljana. She is one of the leading dermatologists in the
field of paediatric dermatology and psoriasis in Slovenia and one of the
lecturers of the School of Paediatric Dermatology, Atopic Dermatitis
and in the School of patients with psoriasis treated with biologic
drugs. She is a member of the European Academy of Dermatology and
Venereology (EADV), European Society for Paediatric Dermatology
(ESPD) and the Association of Slovenian Dermatovenereologists (ZSD).
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Mateja Starbek
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
Psoriasis of childhood and adolescence