Pearls for Solving Problems when Treating Psoriasis: From the Experts

5 Final Dermatology Tips from the Midwinter Hawaii Dermatology Conference

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Dermatology experts share pearls to help when biologics alone are not enough, when obesity is a comorbidity with psoriasis, and when isotype switching derails therapy.

Wisdom and therapeutic advice in psoriasis was a team presentation by April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, Mark Lebwohl, MD, Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc, and Ron Vender, MD that focused on strategies to aid treatment when biologics alone are not enough to achieve desired outcomes for patients psoriasis, when obesity is a comorbidity impeding treatment of psoriasis, and when isotype switching derails therapy, creating entirely new problems to deal with. The session was part of the 2025 Midwinter Clinical Hawaii Dermatology Conference, held February 15-29, 2025, on the Big Island, Waikoloa Village, HI.

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