When Kim Kardashian stepped out on July 19 with red marks on her calves, bloggers were quick to point out the aberrant spots — which looked like bug bites — accoutrement the absoluteness star’s legs. But Life & Style has alone abstruse that the Keeping Up With the Kardashians brilliant absolutely suffers from psoriasis. “I’d heard of it afore because my mom has consistently had it, but she didn’t accept red cool dots all over her,” says Kim, 30, about the bark condition.
Mom Kris Jenner was diagnosed with psoriasis when she was 30, too. “There’s a large genetic component,” Dr. Jordana S. Gilman, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NYC, tells Life & Style. But Kim, who makes an enviable living showing off her skin during photo shoots, worries about the diagnosis. “People don’t understand the pressure on me to look perfect,” she says. “When I gain a pound, it’s in the headlines, so imagine what the tabloids will do to me when they see all these spots.”
Not to worry — Dr. Gilman tells Life & Style that Kim’s condition is completely manageable. “There many treatment options, ranging from creams to pills to injectable medications,” she says. “If managed properly, it can be kept under control and she can lead a perfectly normal life.”
Kim will learn all about her condition on the July 24 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, airing Sundays at 10 p.m. on E!
don't like her, do not care about her, but as a fellow psoriasis sufferer i hope that, if this is true (if it's a publicity stunt i'll punch this motherfucker in the nose) she's able to bring awareness.
some famous people with psoriasis: Andrew Vanwyngarden from MGMT, Vladimir Nabokov (writer of "Lolita"), Leann Rimes, Art Garfunkel, Caridee English from America's Next Top Model, Tom Waits, Lucille Ball, Benjamin Franklin, Katharine Hepburn and ONTD's one-night-stand Eli Roth.