I have been researching the average age at which one gets psoriasis. there is a lot of information and conflicting research, so I thought why not ask here! it could be interesting to find out from actual people rather than a paid for survey.

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Was a long time ago now but I was about 22. I had a good job, was in good health, and enjoying life.

I went on to get Psoriatic Arthritis about 5 years later.

Taking into consideration my ageing process, I think I was about 31/32 when I first developed the conditon, and it slowly got worse from there.

I was the grand old age of 4 when I was first diagnosed with psoriasis. It has never completely cleared up, even with UV therapy I still had it in my scalp and it only stayed clear for about 2 months after treatment. Now 35 and suffering really bad PSA while the psoriasis is manageable it's still there.

I was 16 running around in my back yard (probably doing yard work for my mother) when I ran under a tree, and scraped my head on a tree branch. Big long cut across my forehead. A month later it's still not healed, I go into the doc and he tells me I have scalp psoriasis, have had it ever since FML

I was 15 when I first got psoriasis.

I was diagnosed with psoriasis when I was 5 months from what my mother told me.

My psoriasis started in 2003 so really its been about 9 years not 7. it started with a little dry patch on my bum. How embarrassed I was.

When I started research on psoriasis when my doctor said I had it, it said that kids who have dry skin trouble spots(per se the elbows?) have a good chance of getting it when they get older, is that true?

Beka

I'm not all that sure. I think I was having internal symtoms before it showed up on my skin.

I was about 16 when the skin psoriasis showed up. Was diagnosed with arthritis at 26. Text book timings eh?