PSORIASIS
ABOUT PSORIASIS
Psoriasis is a skin condition characterized by inflamed, red, raised areas that often develop on skin with silvery scales. Psoriasis is a persistent, long-lasting or chronic disease with periods of improvement and exacerbation.
OCCURRENCE
- Generally seen between 20 to 50 years of age.
- Often associated with a positive family history of Psoriasis.
- It can affect any area of the body, the most common being, the scalp, elbows, knees, back, nails, palms and soles.
CAUSES
The exact cause of psoriasis is still unknown. It affects the life cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin resulting in abnormal fast-growing and shedding of skin cells. Psoriasis is not contagious. Thus you cannot get psoriasis by swimming in the same pool or by eating from the same plate.
COMMON TRIGGERS
Psoriasis typically starts or worsens because of a trigger that you may be able to identify and avoid. Some of them include
- Infections, such as sore throat infection
- Injury to the skin, such as a cut or scrape, bug bite, along the line of scratching or rubbing
- Stress
- Cold weather
- Smoking
- Heavy alcohol consumption
- Certain medications – including lithium, which is prescribed for bipolar disorder; high blood pressure medications such as beta blockers; anti-malarial drugs and iodides.
SYMPTOMS
Itching is a reasonably common symptom especially in scalp and anogenital area.
symptoms of psoriasis. However, these could vary depending on the form and severity of the disease.
Shedding of scales, bony joint pains and swelling if associated with psoriatic arthritis, nail changes-discoloration, loss of nail plate, sudden exacerbation of lesions involving whole body (condition known as erythroderma)
Psoriasis can be seen anywhere over body, more commonly over elbows, knees, trunk, arms, legs and scalp.
Sometimes, it can be seen along various body folds, such as below breats, armpits, groin and around genitals
Psoriasis can affect fingernails and toenails in 25% of cases-
- Pitting of nail plate and abnormal nail growth.
- Discolouration and yellow-brown spots under the nail plate.
TREATMENTS AT CUTEXX SKIN CLINIC FOR PSORIASIS ?
Specific treatment for psoriasis will be determined by your physician based on
- Your age, overall health and medical history and Severity of the condition
At the present time, there is no cure for psoriasis. Thus, the goal of treatment is to reduce inflammation and slow down the rapid growth and shedding of skin cells.
WHY CUTEXX SKIN CLINIC FOR FOR PSORIASIS?
At Cutexx Skin Clinic, aim at controlling your disease progression and to make you aware of all the factors in your routine life which could predispose for recurrences. Through proper counselling we suggest individualised dietary and lifestyle changes so it is easier to incorporate in your daily life and have a long term control of your condition.
Consult Now
Dr. Kinnor Das, MBBS, MD, is a specialist in Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy. With extensive training and experience in these areas, Dr. Das is dedicated to providing exceptional care to his patients.
