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What is Psoriasis? - Psoriasis is a skin disease in which sufferers experience skin replacement process is too fast. The emergence of this disease sometimes for a long time or intermittent. Clinically the disease is not life-threatening nature and is not contagious, but since it can appear anywhere on the body, the disease can affect the sufferer's quality of life if not treated properly.

In contrast to normal human skin changes that usually lasts for three to four weeks, the skin changes in patients with psoriasis takes place rapidly at about 2-4 days (can happen even faster). Many skin cell turnover and thickened.

Causes

Psoriasis disease to date have not known exactly, so that there is no treatment that can cure it completely. However, based on several studies, mentioned several things that can trigger the onset of psoriasis, among others:

    #Scraping / friction and pressure repeatedly, for example during itch scratched too strong or too much emphasis on the limb during the move. Psoriasis when it appears and then scratched / scraped, it will result in increased skin thickness.

    #Certain medications such as anti-hypertensive drugs and antibiotics.
    #Applying medication to the skin too hard.
    #Unbridled emotion.
    Upper respiratory tract infection, the complaint may include fever, painful swallowing, cough and some other infections.

    #Very high calorie foods that the body was hot and the skin becomes red, for example, contain alcohol.

Symptom

Symptoms initially appear as red spots that has widened and covered with white scales wide layers. Growth is not necessarily in all parts of the body skin but only occasionally occur in certain places, because the rotation of the inner skin cells more normal. Psoriasis can also be accompanied with or without itching. The skin can be improved like other normal skin as a reddish color, white or black former psoriasis disappeared.
Treatment

Treatment of psoriasis is usually done in various ways starting with a topical ointment (topical), oral drug (systemic) or by irradiation with UVB rays. Both ointments or radiation treatments only help reduce the disease and do not heal at all, so any time the disease can recur.

Topical ointments are commonly used among others that contain corticosteroids, vitamin D3 analogues (for example, calcipotriol) and anthralin. Ointment is applied directly to the skin affected by psoriasis to reduce the inflammation process, eliminating the crust, and slow down skin turnover time.

If topical treatment does not respond well, then the next step is to ultraviolet irradiation (phototherapy). Lamps for lighting has a wavelength of 311-313 nm and how long irradiation with the light varies depending on each patient.

If the phototherapy is also not give maximum results, the next step is to use oral drug (systemic), among others, methotrexate, cyclosporine and retinoids. However, use of this drug should be swallowed with guidance and supervision of a doctor because these drugs have potentially dangerous side effects. Therefore, every patient should perform blood tests in advance and check liver function.

Prevention

It helps us learn a few things as prevention efforts, please note beforehand that psoriasis is more frequent in dry skin. Therefore, for readers who have skin tends to dry, avoid using a scrub in the shower, frequently applying a moisturizer or skin moisturizer regularly, use a special soap that contains moisturizer or goat milk.