A 50-year-old man presents with a pruritic, well-demarcated erythematous plaque with silvery scale on his elbows and knees. There is no systemic invol...

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A 50-year-old man presents with a pruritic, well-demarcated erythematous plaque with silvery scale on his elbows and knees. There is no systemic involvement. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment?

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High-potency topical corticosteroid with or without vitamin D analogue

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Systemic methotrexate

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Long-term oral prednisolone

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Biologic anti-TNF therapy

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Narrow-band UVB phototherapy as monotherapy for small limited plaques

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A 50-year-old man presents with a pruritic, well-demarcated erythematous plaque with silvery scale on his elbows and knees. There is no systemic involvement. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment?