Psoriasis is a skin disease caused by cell multiplication. It is a complex disease of the skin. It is unfortunate that this disease cannot be cured easily because of its direct association with some malfunction of the immune system. It is said that it is a hereditary curse although it is not contagious. Reports state that more than 7.5 million Americans are affected with psoriasis, which may appear in many forms all over the body.
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease of the skin that troubles the body with constant itching sensation and tortures the mind because of its ugly condition. Cells
of the skin multiply rapidly up to 10 times faster than normal. They produce red scaly plaques and thick silvery scales.Types of psoriasis
The website WebMD lists out several types of psoriasis. The symptoms of psoriasis vary depending on the type of psoriasis a person has on his body. Plaque Psoriasis is the most common form characterized by the red patches on the skin. Guttate psoriasis is the second most common type, which generally affects children and youngsters. It is caused by a strep throat or respiratory infection. Pustular Psoriasis is an uncommon type which can be treated. It causes blisters. Scalp Psoriasis appears on the head with itchy and silvery-white scales.
Is psoriasis a hereditary disease?
According to the website psoriasis-aids.com, hereditary factors have an important role causing psoriasis. Researches have revealed that this skin disease is caused by genetics and malfunctioning of the immune system. Some researchers claim that environmental factors are also responsible for this condition. It is said that heredity has an important role in the occurrence
of psoriasis among children.Studies show that if one parent suffers from psoriasis about 10% kids get affected and if both the parents suffer from psoriasis it affects almost 50% of the kids. This makes researchers conclude that psoriasis is mostly hereditary since the children acquire the genes that cause psoriasis disease from their parents.
In addition to hereditary causes that affect mostly children, people of middle ages are also suffer from psoriasis because of immune and genetic reasons.
Treatments for psoriasis
Psoriasis is can be treated by applying topical creams and ointments such as corticosteroids and moisturizers which alleviate the skin dryness and the troubles caused by the disease. Treatment is given to interrupt the cycle that causes the multiplication of skin cells. This type of treatment reduces itchy plaque formation.
Supportnan@aol.com suggests various treatments for psoriasis. It says that coal tar has been the oldest treatment for this disease. Light therapy can help the psoriatic patients. Light therapy is a simple exposure to sunlight and UVB therapies.
Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease that affects both body and mind. People who have mild symptoms of this disease can prevent the serious consequences by getting proper treatment before it grows into incurable condition.
