A 35-year-old man presents with a pruritic, well-demarcated erythematous plaque with silvery scale on his extensor elbows. His nails show pitting. He ...

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A 35-year-old man presents with a pruritic, well-demarcated erythematous plaque with silvery scale on his extensor elbows. His nails show pitting. He is otherwise well. According to Australian psoriasis management, what is the most appropriate first-line therapy for limited plaque psoriasis?

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Topical vitamin D analogue with or without topical corticosteroids

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Topical coal tar preparations only

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Systemic methotrexate

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Biologic TNF-alpha inhibitor

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Phototherapy as first-line for all

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Chronic plaque psoriasis

A 35-year-old man presents with a pruritic, well-demarcated erythematous plaque with silvery scale on his extensor elbows. His nails show pitting. He is otherwise well. According to Australian psoriasis management, what is the most appropriate first-line therapy for limited plaque psoriasis?