Psoriasis is a disease which affects the skin and joints. It commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques, are areas of inflammation and excessive skin production. Skin rapidly accumulates at these sites and takes a silvery-white appearance.
Plaques frequently occur on the skin of the elbows and knees, but can affect any area including the scalp and genitals. Psoriasis is hypothesized to be immune-mediated and is not contagious.
Topical treatment:
Bath solutions and moisturizers help sooth affected skin and reduce the dryness which accompanies the build-up of skin on psoriatic plaques. Medicated creams and ointments applied directly to psoriatic plaques can help reduce inflammation, remove built-up scale, reduce skin turn over, and clear affected skin of plaques. Ointment and creams containing coal tar (no longer available on prescription in the UK) , dithranol (anthralin), corticosteroids, vitamin D3 analogues (for example, calcipotriol), and retinoids are routinely used. The mechanism of action of each is probably different but they all help to normalise skin cell production and reduce inflammation. Activated vitamin D and its analogues are highly effective inhibitors of skin cell proliferation.
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6 comments:
i have psoriasis for years now. on a trip i took with some good friends to Israel, i found this amazing place called the Dead Sea.a few days there helped me to achive a great relief in my condition.the combination of salts in it's water and the sun there, is great. now i try to travel there ones a year.
hello billy,
you are so right. i heard of that too.
if anyone else wants to look into the subject he can enter the following site:
http://www.tourism.gov.il/Tourism_Eng
billy hi,
when is the best time to travel to the dead sea, in your opinion
in my opinion the best time is around may.
Do they have other activities?
I mean for kids.
I want it to be a family vacation.
Sure,
There are a lot of great hotels there, with tons of activities.
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