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Koebner Phenomenon: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Summary by EverydayHealth.com
Cuts, scrapes, and minor burns can be annoying when you have healthy skin. But if you have psoriasis, these injuries are more than a source of aggravation — they can trigger a psoriasis flare. This problem is known as the Koebner phenomenon, and it affects about 1 in 4 people with plaque psoriasis , says the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) . Named after 19th-century German dermatologist Heinrich Koebner, the Koebner phenomenon (also called K…

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EverydayHealth.com broke the news in on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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