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Question

If someone have psoriasis at initial stage...what are its sympotms?? what precaution should he/she take? what is cause and cure of it? Is it itchy?

Answer 1

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease which affects the skin and joints.
- red scaly patches on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques or lesions, are areas of excessive skin production and inflammation. Skin rapidly accumulates at these sites and takes a silvery-white appearance. Plaques frequently occur on the skin of the elbows and knees, but can affect any area including the scalp and genitals. Psoriasis is not contagious.

The disorder is a chronic recurring condition which varies in severity from minor localised patches to complete body coverage. Fingernails and toenails are frequently affected (psoriatic nail dystrophy). Psoriasis can also cause inflammation of the joints, which is known as psoriatic arthritis. Ten to fifteen percent of people with psoriasis have psoriatic arthritis.

Several factors are thought to aggravate psoriasis.
-stress and excessive alcohol consumption
-injury like wounds and traumatic fall

the cause of psoriasis is not fully understood. There are two main theories about the process that occurs in the development of the disease. The first considers psoriasis as primarily a disorder of excessive growth and reproduction of skin cells. The problem is simply seen as a fault of the epidermis and its keratinocytes. An alternate viewpoint sees the disease as being an immune-mediated disorder in which the excessive reproduction of skin cells is secondary to factors produced by the immune system.

treatment: ( just temporary as psoriasis gets back again and again)

-Bath solutions and moisturizers help sooth affected skin and reduce the dryness which accompanies the build-up of skin on psoriatic plaques.
-Medicated creams and ointments applied directly to psoriatic plaques can help reduce inflammation, remove built-up scale, reduce skin turn over, and clear affected skin of plaques. Ointment and creams containing coal tar, dithranol (anthralin), corticosteroids, vitamin D3 analogues (for example, calcipotriol), and retinoids are routinely used.
-Phototherapy
-methotrexate and ciclosporin, and retinoids, which are synthetic forms of vitamin A
-antimetabolite tioguanine, the cytotoxic agent hydroxyurea, sulfasalazine, the immunosupressants mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine and oral tacrolimus.
-In Turkey, doctor fish which live in the outdoor pools of spas, are encouraged to feed on the psoriatic skin of people with psoriasis. The fish only consume the affected areas of the skin.
-A number of patients have reported significant improvements from sun and sea water
- It is claimed that Epsom salt may have a positive effect in reducing the effects of psoriasis
-The use of Neem oil in India has been in documented for 6000 years
-It is claimed that yoga and meditative practices help psoriasis patients by 'detoxifying' the body any by the reduction of stress

Answer 2

http://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/