Do you know about psoriasis? Maybe some of us don’t know about this disease that effect our skin. In this entry, I’ll share about this psoriasis disease.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease characterized by red patches on the skin, often accompanied by silvery-white scales of dead skin cells. This is an autoimmune disease that meaning the body’s defense system attacks healthy cells in the body. It creates skin cells that mature and die in less than a week. It is extremely rapid considering normal skill cells mature and replace dead ones.
They are common areas involved in this disease such as :-
– hands
– elbows
– legs
– back
– chest
– fingernails
– toenails
– scalp
– folds in the buttocks and groin
Types of Psoriasis
There’s many types of psoriasis such as :-
Scalp Psoriasis
This type involves plaques on the scalp that typically can be confused as dandruff. About half of all people with any type of psoriasis also have scalp psoriasis.
Plaque Psoriasis
Found anywhere on the body, plaque psoriasis is the most common form of psoriasis. Small red bumps spread and dead skin cells easily flake from those areas.
Inverse Psoriasis
This type of psoriasis involves smooth inflamed lesions in areas where the skin folds or flexes, such as the armpits, groin, or under the breast.
Erythrodermic Psoriasis
This kind causes severe disruption to the body’s chemical balance, affecting the majority of the body, and causes symptoms such as severe scaling, pain, and itching to the point where the skin looks as though it has been burned. It can also cause severe illness.
Pustular Psoriasis
Characterized by puss-filled blister-like lesions, this kind can be contained to a small area or widespread. It can be a precursor to plaque psoriasis or develop in those who already have it.
Palomar-plantar Pustulosis
A type of pustular psoriasis, it causes pustules to form at the sides of the heel or base of the thumb that turn brown and peel.
Guttate Psoriasis
This involves small, red dots that enlarge rapidly and often develop scales in the scalp, arms, legs, and torso. They can clear up without any treatment, but may appear later as plaque psoriasis.
Nail Psoriasis
This form of psoriasis affects the fingernails and toenails with pitting, discoloration, flaking, or possible separation from the nail bed.
Symptoms of Psoriasis
– The main symptoms of psoriasis is often small red spots on the body. It eventually spread in circular patterns and accumulate patches of dead skin called plaques
– Other symptoms of psoriasis include:
1) Pain, itching, and burning on the patches
2) Restricted joint motion or pain (psoriatic arthritis)
3) Cracked and/or bleeding skin
4) Dandruff
5) Pus-filled blisters
6) Genital lesions in males
Symptoms of psoriasis can begin appearing at any age.
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Treatment for Psoriasis
Psoriasis treatment can be done by three main types : topical treatments , light therapy and systemic medications.
For full info about psoriasis treatment, read this info from Mayoclinic
Source :- Health Yahoo