Psoriasis: how to relieve symptoms in older patients.

Topical steroid creams and ointments, applied once or twice daily, can help control psoriatic lesions and reduce itching. Intermediate-strength compounds are preferable for use in the elderly. Skin biopsy interpreted as psoriasiform dermatitis or nonspecific dermatitis, rather than psoriasis, should be considered a possible result of malignancy.