Saturday, April 7, 2012

How Can Psoriasis Be Cured?

By Cedie Attero


Have you got an itchy thick, reddish skin with flaky spots? If you have, then you may be afflicted with psoriasis. There is, however, no need to panic as it can affect anyone who is older than 15 and younger than 35. It is not an infectious disease, which means that it cannot be spread from one person to another. Rather, doctors believe it may be hereditary. In fact, it is believed that it happens as a result of our immune system's error in mistaking healthy cells as harmful substances. Psoriasis can appear on any part of the body. However, it usually appears on the elbows, knees and middle part of the body. There is no way to prevent psoriasis, but it can be cured. Most psoriasis cure focus on getting rid of the itchiness and flakes.

The most common symptom of psoriasis is a itchy red and flaky patches of skin that appear to be like scales. The symptoms could show up possibly little by little or abruptly. Sometimes it may vanish after a few days, only to recur after some time. Psoriasis also makes your skin thick, raised and pink-red like the color of salmon. Lesions may appear in the genital area of men. Some sufferers may have thick yellow-brown nails, severe dandruff on the scalp, and pain or aching in the joints.

Generally there are five types of psoriasis: erythrodermic, guttate, inverse, plaque and pustular. In erythrodermic psoriasis the skin becomes intensely red and covers a large area. In guttate psoriasis, small pink red spots appear on the skin. The skin of your armpits, groin and overlapping skins become red and itchy when you have inverse psoriasis. When you have pustular psoriasis you will have while blisters surrounded by itchy red skin. The most common type of psoriasis is plaque. Your skin becomes thick and red with patches of silver-white scale-like flakes.

Should the body fabricates skin cells too quickly, it results in the buildup of dead skin cells on the skin's surface. This part of dead skin the main culprit behind the condition. Psoriasis may be triggered by several factors such as injury to the skin including cuts and burns, viral and bacterial infections, dry air or skin, lack of sunlight, sunburn, too much alcohol, as a response to some medications, and as an effect of stress. People with a weak immune system are more prone to it.

There is no known preventive measure for psoriasis, yet it can be treated. You have four alternatives for psoriasis cure. They are topical treatment, systemic treatment, photo therapy and natural treatment. Skin lotions, ointments, creams, moisturizers and shampoos are used in topical treatment. Medicines such as methotrexate, cyclosporine and retinoids are used in systemic treatment. Affected parts of the body are exposed to ultraviolet light in photo therapy. Natural remedies for psoriasis include oatmeal baths, sunlight and relaxation.




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