What is Psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a chronic dermatological concern that mostly appears as pink or red plaques of thick, raised, and scaly skin. It is an autoimmune condition, a skin disorder, wherein the skin cells multiply up to 10 times faster than usual. It can appear as small flat bumps on the skin or large thick plaques.

Signs and Symptoms of Psoriasis

Typically, psoriasis shows up as discolored skin, small bumps that grow to create lesions (larger areas of damaged skin), or red rashes of thick skin where silver-colored scales begin to form on top. The surface of the skin plaque might easily shed or flake, but the scales beneath them will stick together. These skin plaques may be itchy or painful. When the affected skin is scratched, the scales may be torn from the skin and cause bleeding as well as infection.

The symptoms of psoriasis can range from mild to severe. Other than skin plaques, psoriasis symptoms include:

Dry, cracked skin

Itchy skin

Skin or joints pain

Nails that are cracked, pitted, or crumbly- can easily detach from the nail bed.

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Causes and Triggers of Psoriasis Flare-Ups

Psoriasis is mainly caused by an overactive immune system that causes skin inflammation. A healthy immune system normally functions to destroy foreign invaders and fight against illnesses. However, in psoriasis, the immune system is impaired and mistakenly destroys the healthy skin cells and then responds by causing inflammation of the skin, which appears on the skin surface as skin plaques.

Usually, the regeneration of skin cells and replacement of old, affected skin cells with new, healthy skin cells takes up to a month. In psoriasis patients, the over-active immune system causes the new skin cells to grow and replace old skin cells in just 3-4 days. As a result, scales develop on the skin and there is frequent skin shedding on the surface of the skin plaques.

Furthermore, psoriasis does run in families. It is an inheritable condition. Commonly, psoriasis outbreaks are caused by triggers like:

How can Psoriasis be Treated?

Several treatments can help patients deal with symptoms of psoriasis. Some can help slow down the growth of new skin cells while others can relieve dry, itchy skin. The skin specialist in Indore at Skinpuritys Skin Clinic can help create the best-suited treatment plan for the patient depending on the size of their skin rash, the areas of the body affected, their age, and their overall health.

Common treatment options include the use of certain creams/ointments. For small areas affected by psoriasis, doctors usually recommend the application of topical steroids, Vitamin A or reti-noid creams, medicated shampoos or lotions, moisturizers (for dry skin), Vitamin D3 ointments, and certain medications can slow the production of new skin cells.

In case, the symptoms fail to improve after treating psoriasis rashes with topical products or there are large areas of the skin being affected, the doctor may recommend for following treatments:

Phototherapy or PUVA therapy- Where psoralen medication is first applied onto the treatment site and then it is exposed to a special form of UV light. This light therapy can help reduce skin inflammation and delay new skin cell production.

Immunotherapy- There are small molecule inhibitors or biologics that can help inhibit the functioning of an over-active immune system.

Some medications (for severe psoriasis) like enzyme inhibitors.

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