April 8, 2018

Psoriasis

Psoriasis 

Psoriasis is a common, disfiguring, and stigmatising skin disease characterised by white , dry, flaky, sometimes itchy, scales all over the body, associated with profound impaired quality of life often chronic and can affect individuals for decades, is usually caused by the body’s immune system, which leads to rapid growth of cells than normal causes irregular patches of itchy, inflamed skin, more prevalent in adults than children.  The causes includes Genetic factors, Immunological and Environmental factors. The risk factors associated with Psoriasis are

  Obesity                                                                                                                                           Smoking                                                                                                                                      Alcohol                                                                                                                                          Stress                                                                                                                      Hyperlipidaemia                                                                                                                  Chronic inflammatory diseases.

 

Psoriasis Treatments

Mild to moderate cases are treated with topical therapy mainly with Moisturizers, Steroids, vitamin D analogues, tar, dithranol, and retinoids etc..

Phototherapy & Systemic therapy with Methotrexate, Cyclosporine with close monitoring.

Life style management like quit smoking, avoid stress & anxiety.

 

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Ichthyosis (ick-thee-OH-sis) is a skin disease that causes extremely dry, thick, and scaly skin resembles fish scales.

These are a heterogeneous group of disorders with both inherited and acquired forms. these are the types
Ichthyosis Vulgaris- Most common type of icthyosis Lamellar Ichthyosis- Lamellar ichthyosis is characterized by dark, plate (armor)-like scale. Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis- characterized by generalized redness and fine white scale Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma- newborn infant with ichthyosis who presented at birth with collodion baby appearance. X-linked Ichthyosis- due to a defect in the enzyme steroid sulfatase, affects males with generalized scaling that usually begins soon after birth.

Ichthyosis Treatment

Several hours each day may need to be devoted the skin if ichthyosis is present in an individual. Daily, a person will need to take a shower or a bath. The skin should be exfoliated on a daily basis, and moisturised well. Moisturising ointments or creams may need to be prescribed by a dermatologist for the individual. Oral retinoids can be prescribed to reduce scaling. If a secondary infection occurs on the skin, oral antibiotics will need to be prescribed. Tips that will help keep the skin looking and feeling its best include applying a good quality lotion within 3 minutes of bathing. Apply to wet skin to keep moisture trapped into the skin. Products that contain lactic acid, alpha hydroxy acids and urea will help to keep skin not only moisturised but also exfoliated. Rubbing a wet pumice stone over crusty scales on the skin can help to remove them. Should there be scales on the scalp, brushing wet hair gently will aid in removing the scales.  

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