[Complex treatment concept of psoriasis vulgaris in childhood with integrated high altitude-climate therapy].

A sample of 102 inpatient children with psoriasis demonstrated differences in appearance and treatment to the psoriasis of adults. The complex therapy concept is based on 5 elements with dermatologic, high-altitude climatic and psychological treatment. Important additional factors are pre-school and school activities and vocational assistance. Of utmost importance is an early step-by-step education of the parents and of the psoriasis child about the disease. Medical treatment is effectively completed and optimised by an appropriate life style and multiple prophylactic activities in the premedical and environmental fields of the diseased. Dermatologists and pediatrists should aim at on-target and well-organised medical guidance of the young psoriatics.