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"On last night&amp;#x27;s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian was diagnosed with psoriasis after she broke out in red patches all over her body. Have you heard of psoriasis? Are you more curious about it now? Here are the basics:According to Pubmed Health, &amp;quot;Psoriasis is a common skin condition that causes skin redness and irritation. Most people with psoriasis have thick, red skin with flaky, silver-white patches called scales.&amp;quot; What causes the scales? &amp;quot;Skin cells grow deep in the skin and normally rise to the surface about once a month. In persons with psoriasis, this process is too fast (about 2 weeks instead of 4 weeks) and dead skin cells build up on the skin&amp;#x27;s surface.&amp;quot; It&amp;#x27;s not contagious and can be managed with lifestyle, ointments and medications. But it&amp;#x27;s also not curable, which means Kim will be dealing with the condition for the rest of her life. She&amp;#x27;s not alone though--not only does her mother Kris have it, but so 7 million Americans. So I&amp;#x27;m really pleased Kim let the diagnosis be filmed to bring awareness to the condition and make those people living with psoriasis feel less alone. Has anyone in your life been affected by psoriasis? Are you happy that Kim let the cameras film her finding out about it? *** More Ways to Get Glamour: More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Download Glamour on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes. Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). One more PS: Did you know you can now read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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