Psoriasis Disease - Information

By Elijah Bitson

Psoriasis is one of the diseases that science has yet to find an answer to it and is a problem for a lot of people especially in the Western world. It is a skin disease that affects all part of the skin and the scalp. It is believed that this disease is an immune-mediated one whereby the immune systems began to attack it. Although the cause of psoriasis is unknown it is thought that the disease has a genetic component.

The disease manifests itself in the form of red scaly patches that appear on the whole body and the scalp. These patches are called psoriasis lesions or psoriasis plaques. These patches cause inflammation of the skin where skin rapidly multiplies itself and form white patches which are scaly and dry. People suffering from psoriasis try to ease the effect of the dry skin by using oily products topically.

These plaques appear mainly on the elbow, knees and the scalp but can cover any part of the body including the nails both fingernails and toenails). Careful care should be taken not to confuse psoriasis on the scalp with dandruff. Dandruff will go away with some ordinary shampoo but not psoriasis which requires further treatment.

Psoriasis can have different degree of severity which can range from some localized patches to whole body coverage. Although psoriasis is not contagious it can cause some devastating effect on the morale of people suffering from psoriasis

People suffering from psoriasis will try to avoid contact with other people in order to avoid some awkward questions on their diseases. In order to find a possible cure, many researchers are working worldwide in order to find the cure that will relieve a lot of people.

Elijah is the webmaster of Psoriasis care where he writes about this incurable but controllable disease. You can visit his blog here: Psoriasis Facts

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