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Psoriasis Facts Summary
Here is a summary of the important facts and information related to psoriasis.
- Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder that affects both men and women.
- Psoriasis is not an infection and it is not contagious, you cannot "catch"
it from anyone.
- The severity of psoriasis varies widely. The most common pattern is for the
disease to be limited to certain parts of the body but to recur
frequently.
- Treatment can often control the disease for long periods. However, none of the
available treatments is a cure. The disease can come back when treatment
stops.
- In about one-third of cases, psoriasis is inherited. If both of a child's
parents have psoriasis, the child's chances of getting the disease are
about 50-50.
- Skin injury, climate change, infection, drug reactions, and stress can all
cause psoriasis to flare up or worsen.
- Treatment for psoriasis varies depending on
- the type of psoriasis
- the extent and severity of the disease (how much of the skin is affected and how badly)
- the age, sex, and lifestyle of the affected person
- how the affected person has responded to treatment in the past.
- In general, doctors treat psoriasis in three ways.
- medications applied to the skin (topical therapy)
- treatments that use ultraviolet light (phototherapy)
- medications given as a pill or injection (systemic therapy)
- Biologic agents, administered through injection, are being introduced for the
treatment of psoriasis and have substantial advantages over previously
used systemic therapies because they have fewer risks and side effects.
- Treatments can be combined in various ways to try to get the best outcome. Finding
the most effective treatment for an affected individual can involve a lot of trial and error.
More information can be found at the National Psoriasis Foundation site at: http://www.psoriasis.org/facts/psoriasis/
There are no proven cures for psoriasis and eczema, however there are natural alternative products available that
can provide effective relief for these symptoms. We offer two natural product lines that are excellent, give them a try and let us
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