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The doctors that deal with psoriasis on a daily or weekly basis may not sit down and discuss the disease at length with their patients. Getting information on the internet is not always easy to do, and varies from the very hopeful to the very discouraging. Since psoriasis is such a complex disease, one or two web pages can easily give the wrong impression. One web page has a case history of someone whose symptoms disappeared with three treatments, and have not returned for eight years and counting. Another website has a person that has fought their symptoms for several years, and those symptoms have not responded to any treatment. It is important to get a balanced view of this complex disease. This ebook was made for everyone who wants or needs to know about all the aspects of psoriasis. It was written for people who know very little about the disease, through people who want up to date information about the current treatments. It covers all the different types of symptoms of psoriasis, and how each is treated. It has been a wealth of information for anyone who has just been diagnosed, and has offered help and hope for those that have suffered with psoriasis for years. People with psoriasis not only suffer from the physical symptoms of the disease, but also have to deal with a very different change in their appearance.
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Psoriasis Relief Handbook
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Introduction and Overview
Any time someone gets a scratch or infection, their immune system reacts with inflammation, attacking the unwanted cells as a part of the healing process. Typically there will be a small red area around a scratch indicating that the immune system is working properly. This is a result of more blood and immune cells being sent to the area, and the inflammation goes away once the area has healed.
Unfortunately, sometimes the immune system starts attacking the cells of the skin, and this results in psoriasis. No doctor really knows why the immune system starts attacking skin cells from the inside of the body, but it is a chronic disorder that lasts for a variable amount of time.
Sometimes symptoms of psoriasis disappear after a few months and do not return for years, but for other patients the symptoms are long term and persistent.
The inflammatory cells on the inside cause the skin to get red, scaly, and thick, and result in distinct plaques over parts of the skin’s surface. These patches often occur on elbows, arms, legs, the trunk, or the scalp. The most common areas for these patches are around the knees and elbows. However, this inflamed red skin covered with silvery scales may show up on skin anywhere on the body.
The most typical manifestations of psoriasis are circular or oval shaped patches that itch or burn, and are covered with silvery scales. Patches will often appear symmetrically, and occur in the same place on both sides of the body. These patches vary in size from coin size to more than five inches across. The inflammation may typically last for weeks or months, and then disappear until something triggers the next occurrence.
The current explanation for psoriasis as an immune reaction has been supported by research that indicates it might be a disorder of the immune system, such as some forms of arthritis. Psoriasis is definitely not contagious, but it is possible that it can be inherited. Almost two percent of the people in America have the common form known as plaque psoriasis, which are about 5.5 million people.
Both children and adults can be affected, with equal numbers of men and women being affected. It is true that women tend to get plaque psoriasis earlier than men do. Though people can develop psoriasis at any age, more new cases develop in people between sixteen and twenty-two years old, or people between fifty-seven and sixty years old. Though psoriasis is not restricted to any particular race, studies show that it affects more people of western European or Scandinavian ancestry than those of other races.
Clinical Description of Psoriasis
The normal life span of a skin cell is about a month, at which time the cell is shed off of the body. For a person with psoriasis, a skin cell matures in about three to four days, with the lower level of skin cells dividing more rapidly than usual. This means that dead skin cells cannot be shed at a fast enough rate, and these cells accumulate in thick patches at the outermost layer of the skin, which we call the epidermis. Since there are more skin cells than can normally fit in this area, the skin becomes raised and some of the cells form scales that stay somewhat attached to the skin. This skin inflammation is the hallmark of psoriasis, though the appearance of the inflammation may vary.
There are five major forms of psoriasis. These differ in the duration, location, intensity and shape of the patches. The most common form is plaque psoriasis, with raised, inflamed red lesions covered by silvery white scales, which are just the buildup of dead skin cells that have not yet been shed from the skin. These areas are most often found on the trunk, elbows, knees, scalp, and finger or toe nails. The affected areas itch or are sore, and may even occur on the genital area or the soft tissue inside of the mouth. Ninety percent of psoriasis patients have plaque psoriasis.
