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Psoriasis on the hands is one of the serious autoimmune diseases having skin manifestations. If psoriasis is not treated, it can later affect the joints. Most often the disease manifests itself at 15-35 years of age and also after 60…

Genital psoriasis causes serious discomfort, soreness and very unpleasant sensations. Unfortunately, patients decide to seek help from a doctor when the disease turns into severe form. Symptoms of genital psoriasis Genital psoriasis is not a separate disease – it is…

Psoriasis is a serious pathology and its main feature is incurability. Therapy is always aimed at alleviating the symptoms and overall improvement of patient’s condition. One of the most common types of this disease is psoriasis on the elbows. Most…

Psoriasis around eyes is a rare form of this disease. The pathological process can affect the skin of the eyelids, the area around the eyes and under the eyebrows, as well as the eyeball, conjunctiva and iris (psoriatic arthritis eyes).…

Psoriasis in children is a common disease. The causes of this pathology are similar to the factors that cause the disease in adults. However, the symptoms in children and the treatment are somewhat different. The dermis cells of a healthy…

Psoriasis on the neck and scalp often occurs simultaneously. The reasons for this condition have not yet been revealed. There may be such varieties of pathology as teardrop, seborrhoeic and pustular (with generalized form of the disease) psoriasis on the…

The course of psoriasis is accompanied by a metabolic disorder and severe intoxication. The main impact is taken by the organs of the excretory system, which leads to their continuous damage and the development of severe pathologies. For this reason,…

Psoriasis on the eyelids is a chronic inflammatory and proliferative condition with an autoimmune background. The most characteristic for a histopathological picture is excessive accelerated keratosis with red papules covered with silvery-white scales. Symptoms Typical symptoms of psoriasis are inflammatory…

Localization of psoriatic rashes on the knees is equally common in adults and children. It can appear in the period of exacerbation or take the form of plaques. Psoriasis on the knees is often complicated by cracks and secondary infections.…

To indicate psoriatic rashes in the genital area, including the skin of the scrotum, doctors use the general term – inguinal psoriasis. In men, this chronic pathology most often develops in the age intervals of 27-30 and 53-66 years. Before…

Psoriasis on the legs takes various forms. The disease is manifested by the formation of papules and plaques on the hips, legs or feet. Leg injury can be of an isolated nature, and is characterized by a wavy course with…

Ear psoriasis can develop due to a passing disease from the scalp and can sometimes be caused by wearing glasses. It can affect one or both ears. A buildup of skin or wax scales is formed at the place of…

Psoriasis is a chronic disease of skin that results in thick, white, red or silver patches on the skin due to quick growth of the skin cells. The normal skin cells grow slowly and then tend to flake off within…

‘Vulgaris’ literal meaning is ‘common’. The most common form of the skin disease psoriasis is termed as psoriasis vulgaris. This type of psoriasis is found in about 80% of the people suffering from this disease. The other medical term used for…

Pustular psoriasis is a rare form of psoriasis. It appears as well demarcated, raisedbumps surrounded by reddish area. These raised projections are filled with white and thick fluid composed of white cells known as pus. Under and around these projections,…

Psoriatic arthritis is a kind of inflammatory arthritis that affects the people suffering from skin disease known as psoriasis. Psoriasis is characterized by fiery red and dry scales on the affected skin and nail abnormalities. Normally, people are diagnosed with…

Flexural psoriasis is also known as inverse psoriasis and this type of psoriasis is one of the most painful forms of psoriasis. This type of psoriasis is characterized by fiery red and inflamed patches on the affected skin and mainly affects the…

‘Guttate’ is taken from the Latin language word ‘gutta’ which means drop. This is one of the forms of psoriasis that is characterized by tiny salmon-pink coloured drops on the affected skin. Guttate psoriasis also exhibits scales as one in…

The skin disorder that is characterized by raised, scaly and reddish patches on the entire scalp. The lesion can appear just as a single patch on the small area of the scalp or can spread to the entire area of…

Psoriasis is a skin disorder which is characterized by fiery red and dry scales on the affected skin and nail abnormalities. Psoriasis can affect toe nails or finger nails thus causing thickening, pitting and irregular contouring of the nails.Nail psoriasis…

Psoriasis is a skin disease characterized by thickening, inflammation as well as flaking of skin. It is a chronic disease that occurs in adults. There is no single cause identified by the researchers for occurrence of psoriasis but it is…

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that results in dry, flaky, inflamed white to silver patches on skin. It occurs in age group of 15-35 years. It is characterised by the following signs and symptoms: The psoriatic signs and symptoms…

Usually psoriasis is not completely curable but it can be controlled to lower the severity. There are several often used means of treatment that include shampoos, ultraviolet light, or medicines as per the doctor’s recommendations. The basis of the treatment…

Most of the cases of psoriasis are mid that can be prevented with appropriate skin care. Various skin care home measures can help in prevention or control of psoriasis. Following are some tips one should prefer to prevent psoriasis: Useof…