A 37-year-old man arrives to the workplace with a rash. He has had multiple tiny lesions on his hands for several months. The lesions cause minor irritation and bleed somewhat when accidentally struck against furniture or a wall. The results of the examination are depicted in the display. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 37-year-old man arrives to the workplace with a rash. He has had multiple tiny lesions on his hands for several months. The lesions cause minor irritation and bleed somewhat when accidentally struck against furniture or a wall. The results of the examination are depicted in the display.   Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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Eductional Objective: Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin illness marked by hyperkeratosis (serum corneum overgrowth) and epidermal hyperplasia. The most common kind is plaque psoriasis, which manifests as persistent, well-demarcated, erythematous plaques with a thick, silver scale.

A 37-Year-Old Man Arrives to the Workplace with a Rash