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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Factors

Common Risk Factors

The common risk factors implicated in the development of psoriasis are:

• • Prior skin injury of skin infection within the past year
  • Smoking
  • Excessive alcohol consumption

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