Medical Blog Awards

Head on over to Medgadget to see the nominees and categories for Best Medical Blog Awards. I am happy to report that EverythingHealth has been nominated. I don't know how the winner is picked but if you scroll down on the site you can "nominate here" and maybe it is done by the most comments posted. The competition is stiff but it would be cool to win. All the of various nominees are great and it is a good way to find other blogs.

Ostraceous Psoriasis

The answer to yesterdays Medical Challenge is #3: Ostraceous psoriasis. That was a stumper, but some of you got it. Of course, the dermatologist knew!

Psoriasis can present with many different appearances. It is a common, recurrent immune mediated disease of the skin and joints. It is found worldwide and has a strong genetic component. The scaling papules and plaques are circular with grey or silvery-white appearance. They usually appear on the scalp, elbows, knees,lumbosacral area and in body folds. The term Ostraceous psoriasis refers to the thickened plaques that have concave centers similar in shape to oyster shells.