Choice of Treatment in Psoriasis - Flowchart
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    Psoriasis covers≥5–10% of the skin's surface area?
    Psoriasis impairs working or functional capacity of the patient?
    Psoriasis significantly lowers the patient's quality of life?
    The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?

    Psoriasis covers≥5–10% of the skin's surface area?
    Psoriasis impairs working or functional capacity of the patient?
    Psoriasis significantly lowers the patient's quality of life?
    The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?

    Psoriasis covers≥5–10% of the skin's surface area?
    Psoriasis impairs working or functional capacity of the patient?
    Psoriasis significantly lowers the patient's quality of life?
    The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?

Psoriasis covers≥5–10% of the skin's surface area?
Psoriasis impairs working or functional capacity of the patient?
Psoriasis significantly lowers the patient's quality of life?
The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?

YES
on any of the items

YES
on any of the items

YES
YES

NO
on every item

NO
on every item

NO
NO

No systemic treatment nor phototherapy → choose topical treatment

No systemic treatment nor phototherapy → choose topical treatment

No systemic treatment nor phototherapy → choose topical treatment

topical

End

End

End

Consider phototherapy or systemic treatment

Consider phototherapy or systemic treatment

Consider phototherapy or systemic treatment

phototherapy

Consider systemic treatment

Consider systemic treatment

Consider systemic treatment

systemic

    The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?
    The patient has earlier needed systemic treatment?
    Phototherapy is contra-indicated, not effective or not available?

    The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?
    The patient has earlier needed systemic treatment?
    Phototherapy is contra-indicated, not effective or not available?

    The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?
    The patient has earlier needed systemic treatment?
    Phototherapy is contra-indicated, not effective or not available?

The patient has psoriatic arthropathy?
The patient has earlier needed systemic treatment?
Phototherapy is contra-indicated, not effective or not available?

YES
on any of the items

YES
on any of the items

YES
YES

NO
on every item

NO
on every item

NO
NO