What is Psoriasis and its measures?

​Psoriasis is a non-contagious skin disease which lasts till the end of life.
It is a chronic inflammatory disease that affected 5% of the population
in the world yet. In most of the cases, it begins in adulthood but may
occur at any stage. 

It is believed to occur hereditary if it attacks below the age of 40 and if it happens after the age of 40, then it does not show any link with the family history. It is abysmal in the winter season, and climatic changes affect the skin more than in normal conditions.The skin becomes peculiar, and patches, rashes, blisters, papules form on the surface. This makes the skin itchy, painful and irritating.

Psoriasis intensity may increase due to psychological stress. The
persons who have HIV positive, their suffering level is very horrible.
The dietary also affects psoriasis severely like the food intake such as
muffins, red meat, baked food, over-consumption of alcohol, smoking. The friendly food that is to be taken is that fight for anti-inflammatory like almonds,avocados, broccoli, blueberries, carrots, olive oil, strawberries, oranges.

It even affects the person who is overweight. The fats that present in
their body makes the inflammation more severe. Psoriasis affected
person may have high chances of getting heart disease. This disease
has topical treatments(Medication) such as cyclosporine, methotrexate,
acitretin, anthralin, intralesional corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide
(2.5 to 10 ml). 

The actual dosage for topical steroids is twice per day for
2 weeks, but this can also depend on the severity and location of psoriasis and the strength of the steroid used.
The medications or the topical treatment have side effects like steroid
rosacea, skin atrophy, stretch marks, glaucoma, topical steroid allergy,
alteration of infection. Controlling its severity is better than medications and in the case of chronic attack, usage of such dosages must be kept in
limits to avoid such side effects. To avoid itching, you can use tea tree oil.​

Post by: Kontam Tejaswini