A 44-year-old man has chronic plaque psoriasis affecting 8% of body surface area with nail pitting but no arthritis. There is no systemic illness. Wha...

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A 44-year-old man has chronic plaque psoriasis affecting 8% of body surface area with nail pitting but no arthritis. There is no systemic illness. What is the most appropriate first-line therapy?

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Topical corticosteroids and vitamin D analogue preparations

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Systemic methotrexate

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Biologic TNF-alpha inhibitor

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Long-term oral corticosteroids

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No treatment required

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A 44-year-old man has chronic plaque psoriasis affecting 8% of body surface area with nail pitting but no arthritis. There is no systemic illness. What is the most appropriate first-line therapy?