This book focuses on childhood psoriasis; it comprehensively discusses various concepts and topics related to this widespread auto-immune disease, including its pathogenesis, clinical aspects, the most recent and proven therapeutic approaches as well as the management of the psychological burden generated in younger patients. By highlighting the latest information on the pathogenic mechanisms, thisunique bookillustrates the great variety of clinical manifestations of this condition in pediatric patients, which are often very different from those in adults and later onset cases. It describes state-of-the-art therapeutic approaches and the advantages and limitations of latest treatment options available, and also presents all comorbidities of the disease in childhood, focusing on cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, as well as on the psychological impact of the disease in both children and adolescents. Including over 200 original full-color illustrations, this book raises dermatologists’ and pediatricians’ awareness of this disease, which is increasingly being diagnosed during childhood. It also provides practical tools for best management. This clear, concise guide is intended for dermatologists, pediatricians, clinicians and researchers as well as residents in dermatology and pediatrics, but will appeal to all readers wanting to update their understanding of psoriasis in childhood.

Anna Belloni Fortina is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Venereology at the Department of Medicine, at the University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy, and Past President of the Italian Society for Pediatric Dermatology. After graduating in medicine, she specialized in dermatology and venereology, and became the Regional Coordinator for Rare Pediatric Skin Diseases at the Veneto Regional Center. In 2006 she was nominated Head of the Veneto Regional Center for Pediatric Dermatology and Genodermatoses. After spending a year as an International Clinical Observer in Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology at the Unit of Pediatric Dermatology, Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California – San Diego, USA, she was elected Head of the ERN Skin (European Reference Network) for Padova University Hospital, were her clinical and research interests led her to head the local mastocytosis registry for the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis, and to be appointed as Director of the Dermatology Residency Training Program. Francesca Caroppo is a physician with a post graduate Specialisation in Dermatology and Venereology. She is a clinical researcher in the University of Padova (Department of Medicine and Department of Women’s and Children’s Health) in the specific area of pediatric dermatology, working on a project about comorbidities in children with inflammatory chronic skin diseases. She is Treasurer of the Italian Society for Pediatric Dermatology.