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Zain Verjee is no longer hiding from psoriasis
As a leading international journalist on CNN and other major television news outlets, Zain Verjee’s face was visible to millions of people every day. But she “spent a lifetime hiding” as she dealt with psoriasis, a chronic skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick, red skin with silvery scaling. She shared with NIH MedlinePlus Magazine how she manages both the physical and emotional impacts of the autoimmune disease and her advice for others facing the condition.
You’ve had psoriasis since age 8. How were you first diagnosed?
In 1982, I developed a lot of small red dots on my skin. At first we thought it was simply a rash. But when silvery scale started to emerge, my mother took me to see a dermatologist, and I was diagnosed with psoriasis.
What are some physical effects of your psoriasis?
The severity of the disease changes based on weather, treatment, and stress. The physical impact was
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Zain Verjee
Zain Verjee is one of the world’s most respected and recognized journalists, with an action-packed background and experience as a storyteller, entrepreneur, communicator, and interviewer. She is well known as a former CNN anchor and State Department correspondent, who has made a successful transition into the world of communications and creative entrepreneurship. Her firm, Zain Verjee Group, builds communications products for emerging markets that empower citizens. She has worked with a deep lineup of organizations and entities such as Bloomberg Media, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Pfizer Inc., Equity Group Foundation of Kenya, World Health Organization, Dangote Group, GE Africa, OCP, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Foundation, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on their communications and public relations delivery and strategies via advisory, consulting, and content production. She is a highly sought-after facilitator and interviewer and has
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Zain Verjee
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