Psoriasis (from the Greek "Psora" - "skin disease, scabies") is a chronic non -infectious disease. Libra lichens (and they call psoriasis) mainly affects the skin areas of the elbow and knee joints, on the head and at the lower back. But there are psoriasis nails, joints and external genitals, but these forms are extremely rare.
This disease is due to a short life cycle. It is a fact that in a healthy person, skin cells are updated every 30 days, ie the cycle of their division and ripening occurs after about 4 weeks. Psoriasis can be said, an abnormal reaction of the body to various types of external stimuli, resulting in some places the upper layer of the skin dies in only 4-5 days, leaving behind keratinized areas.
To date, psoriasis is considered a multifaceted disease, ie the disease is based on a whole set of causes: immunological shifts, metabolic disorders, various concomitant neurological and endocrine disorders.
The exact reasons why a person has psoriasis is not finally established. There are several theories in this regard. According to one of them, there are two types of psoriasis:
According to another theory, psoriasis is found only due to impaired immunity, the causes of which may have infectious diseases, stress, alcoholic beverages, malnutrition, cold climate. Brackets, black pepper and vinegar -containing foods can cause exacerbation and worsen psoriasis. According to this theory, psoriasis is a systemic disease. And this means that with a seriously impaired immune system, the process can spread from the skin to other tissues and organs, for example, to the joints, resulting in psoriatic arthritis.
Symptoms of scalp psoriasis, knees, elbow joints and lower back are inflamed peeling papules of red or pink. They are covered with silver flakes (hence the name "flaky lichen"), which at the meeting easily disappears. Over time, spots increase in size, merge into large formations (plaques) and affect more and large areas and damaged cracks and bleeding of the skin.
Nail psoriasis manifests itself a little different. First, nail plates are darkened, spots and spot recesses appear on them. Very often with psoriasis nails thicken and destroy.
The symptom of psoriasis in the form of rashes is accompanied by severe itching, especially in the papules, but is applied to nearby areas.
Depending on the season of exacerbation, three types of psoriasis are distinguished: summer, winter and uncertain. Most often, a winter type is detected - its symptoms under the influence of sunlight weaken and sometimes disappear completely. In patients with summer form, on the contrary, the course of the disease worsens under the influence of the sun.
The treatment of psoriasis, depending on its type, is performed by various medicines and methods. In any case, therapy should be complicated.
Treatment of psoriasis drugs in the progressive stage usually involves:
In the stationary stage of psoriasis, autohemotherapy (method of treatment with own blood), anti -fagine or anatoxin injections (in the presence of foci of chronic infection), as well as ultraviolet radiation. Ichthyol, sulfur tar ointment, as well as naphthalan with the addition of corticosteroids are prescribed for external use.
Quite often, scalp psoriasis and skin of other parts of the body are treated with a laser. Laser rays activate the live fabric molecules, providing photomechanical, photochemical and other positive effects.
Photo chemotherapy is used to treat severe forms of psoriasis, which implies the effect on the skin of the long -charged UV rays and the use of special medicines. Thanks to photochemotherapy, you can get rid of about 80% of the plates and with regular use - about 95%. In severe disease, corticosteroid hormones and cytotoxic immunosuppressants are indicated.
They are also used for the treatment of psoriasis, radiation therapy, ultrasound, ultrasound, electrotherapy, cryotherapy, magnetic waves, thalassotherapy, plasmosorption and hemorrh.
All patients show a diet to limit carbohydrates and animal fats, with the exception of sharp dishes and alcohol. Also, patients with psoriasis are recommended through resort treatment - sea bath, sunbathing, radons and hydrogen sulfide springs.
Folk recipes also help to get rid of the symptoms of psoriasis. However, it is worth remembering that the cause of this malaise can be a collapse in the immune system and disrupt immunity due to chronic diseases. For this reason, the treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies, first, should be agreed with the attending physician and secondly, should only supplement the basic therapy. Ignoring or improper treatment of such a serious illness is fraught with its transition to severe form, which is characterized by damage to the joints. They will begin to swell, lose mobility and get sick. Moreover, psoriasis reduces the standard of living of patients in a person-much complains about the instability of the emotional and psychological state.
So, popular recipes:
It is very useful for psoriasis in the bath with the addition of infusion of series, sealsin, St. John, fir extract and sage.
Unfortunately, it is currently impossible to cure psoriasis, relapse can occur at any time, so people with such a diagnosis should be observed constantly by a dermatologist.