Psoriasis is an extremely common disease, it affects nearly 2-3% of the world’s population. Psoriasis is a long-term, non-contagious autoimmune disease. This disease is particularly described as inflamed abrasions with scabs that are layered in dead skin. Psoriasis tends to be hereditary, it can originate at any age, but it is more common for it to develop between the ages of 15 and 30 and in most cases, it has developed by the age of 40. There are several types, symptoms, and risk factors concerning Psoriasis.
This disease is more familiar in people with fair complexions, it’s rarely found in people of darker complexions. Psoriasis is a disease where the skin cells grow, mature too fast. Skin cells have a normal rate of 28 to 30 days in which it takes them to develop and become mature to replace the dead skin cells. With Psoriasis, it only takes skin cells a week to develop. The old skin cannot shed quickly enough before the new Psoriatic cells form over the dead skin cells in raised patches of skin. There are three different levels of Psoriasis; mild psoriasis covers less than 5% of the body, …show more content…
Some of the most common triggers of Psoriasis are: stress, cold or dry weather, injuries, illnesses, infection (commonly strep throat), cuts or scratches, severe sun exposure resulting in sunburns, and many others.
A dermatologist can diagnose Psoriasis through a thorough examination of the scalp, skin, and nails. The dermatologist is likely to ask the patient about their family’s medical history, possible triggers, stress, illnesses and medication that the patient recently started consuming. Blood tests can be performed to distinguish Psoriatic Arthritis from other types of arthritis. Dermatologist may even confirm their diagnosis by microscopic examination of the patients removed skin cells from an affected area of the
This disease is more familiar in people with fair complexions, it’s rarely found in people of darker complexions. Psoriasis is a disease where the skin cells grow, mature too fast. Skin cells have a normal rate of 28 to 30 days in which it takes them to develop and become mature to replace the dead skin cells. With Psoriasis, it only takes skin cells a week to develop. The old skin cannot shed quickly enough before the new Psoriatic cells form over the dead skin cells in raised patches of skin. There are three different levels of Psoriasis; mild psoriasis covers less than 5% of the body, …show more content…
Some of the most common triggers of Psoriasis are: stress, cold or dry weather, injuries, illnesses, infection (commonly strep throat), cuts or scratches, severe sun exposure resulting in sunburns, and many others.
A dermatologist can diagnose Psoriasis through a thorough examination of the scalp, skin, and nails. The dermatologist is likely to ask the patient about their family’s medical history, possible triggers, stress, illnesses and medication that the patient recently started consuming. Blood tests can be performed to distinguish Psoriatic Arthritis from other types of arthritis. Dermatologist may even confirm their diagnosis by microscopic examination of the patients removed skin cells from an affected area of the