What is it? Psoriasis is a skin disease that is not infected, so it cannot be infected. It not only affects the skin, but also has a negative impact on the entire organism. It is characterized by a chronic course with serious and relieved stages.
The disease is caused by the immune cells of their bodies, meaning it is an autoimmune disease. Increasing from the depth of the skin to the upper layers, these cells cause inflammation, excessive division of epidermal cells, leading to excessive growth, the appearance of new small capillaries.
Outside, it looks like the formation of red or red spots - psoriasis pieces.
The first signs and symptoms of psoriasisBecause of psoriasis - a system disease affects all the body's systems - patients are weak, fatigue quickly.
The main symptom of the initial phase of psoriasis is typhus and psoriasis array, however, it comes with a person with further development of the disease.
They arise due to the division of uncontrolled cells to accelerate in the upper layer of skin cells-Keratinocytes. The relevant cells are formed, and the skin in these areas thickens, getting red because of the enhancement formation of new capillaries. This leads to dripping bleeding for any, even light, injury to the patches.
The surface of the plaques is usually covered by a gray raid, similar to paraffin. Even the term "Parafin Lakes" is formed. This array includes dead epithelial cells accumulating on the surface of the arrays due to the weakened removal process.
The points can reach a large size, united together. They are hot when touched, often accompanied by serious itching. The combs can lead to infection.
Over time, nails begin to change. Their surface is cut, the hole appears, the pink spots are notable under the foundation - the accumulation of liquid, the nail turns yellow, thick, in the form of poultry claws. All of this occurs due to the nutrition violations of nails and blood circulation.
The nail bed is overcurrent, leading to rejection of nails and loss. Often there is a red border around the nail.
Small joints are affected by disease and small joints - this is accompanied by pain and inflammation.
In addition to pieces, with psoriasis, the papules form on the skin - the form of a small protruding component (about 1 mm) is like a rash. Often localized on the elbows and knees, are preserved even during the remission period.
In the process of improvement, the board starts from the middle, getting the shape of the ring and can completely disappear. The pigment areas are still in their position.
Psoriasis on the scalp has the same symptoms on the body. In this case, the hair structure does not change. The rash also covers the adjacent areas of the skin - behind the ear, around the neck.
Types of psoriasisAccording to symptoms, the disease is divided into two types: pustules and no pimples. There are some varieties of the disease inside these groups.
Pustular psoriasis forms:
General;
Prominent is limbs;
People do not have much
The cramped case.
Not Pustule psoriasis:
Usually (chronic psoriasis);
Erytro-Domo.
In addition, the following diseases are distinguished:
Psoriasis of skin folds and bending surfaces;
medicine.
Forms in severity:
Light (affected by less than 3 % of the body's surface);
Average (affected up to 10 % of the body surface);
Heavy (more than 10 % of the surface is affected).
Depending on the form of rash, psoriasis such as distinguished:
point;
haggard;
money.
The stage of psoriasis development, symptomsThe first plaques appear in areas with dry skin and never occur when the skin is too moist, for example, armpits. First, the appearance of spots can be seen inside the elbow, under the knee, along the contour of the hair on the head, as well as in places with any injury or friction. The position is usually symmetrical.
Perform such stages in the disease:
Progress (forming new points, the development of the current change, itching, notable);
Stand still (slow down or suspend the growth of the arrays, the absence of newly formed points);
Regular regression (reduced or lacking peeling, disappearing spots and arrays with the appearance of pigmented skin areas in their position, psoriasis signs are almost none).
There is no special test for diagnostic setup. The diagnosis is done on the basis of external characteristics. One of these signs will be the appearance of bleeding when exposed to such bloody patches.
Another specific sign of psoriasis will be the presence of a pale border around a young, not yet covered by scales. This is what the skin's vascular reaction looks, which means the progression of the disease.
In the serious forms of the disease, a blood picture may change. Signs of the inflammatory process appears. In some cases, you must perform a biopsy to eliminate other skin diseases and confirm the presence of psoriasis.
Effective treatment of psoriasisIn the treatment of psoriasis, both local and internal remedies, physiotherapy and spa treatment are used.
In the initial mild disease of the disease, the drugs in the form of ointment are used. First, the ointment and cream of the simple ingredient are used, then go to ointment containing hormones. Psoriasis cream should only be applied to arrays and points.
Ointments from psoriasis: Overview of hormonal agents and not
With the medium and serious process of the disease, internal products affect the whole body, but for the best results, used. This group includes vitamin A, immunosuppressive drugs, cytology.
Physiotherapists bring tangible relief to patients with psoriasis, which can inhibit the growth of the disease and sometimes replace the use of some drugs.
UV radiation (optical therapy), laser, ultrasound and magnetic therapy, hyperplasia, electrons, electrophoresis, electrophoresis are used.
Psoriasis is likely to increase the ability to treat by time, so it is advisable to change the method (rotation cycle) over time.
Diet with psoriasisNutrition will help regulate metabolism and prevent the appearance or serious skin symptoms. Because almost all patients violate lipid metabolism, priority for low products.
The special diet of fire and others is famous.
When compiling a diet, you need to try to comply with some simple rules:
Refuse alcoholic beverages;
Food up to 6 times a day, little by little;
Eliminate fried, smoked foods from diet;
Reduce salt content in food;
If possible, do not use products with dye content, stabilizers and other nutritional supplements;
Eliminate citrus fruit;
Increase the percentage of vegetables and cereals in the diet;
Mandatory use of vegetable oil.
Compliance with these simple rules will help avoid worse psoriasis and offer an independent diet.
