various skin diseases can affect anyone, ranging from mild eczema, psoriasis, leprosy until the considered rare and hard to hide. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that the prevalence of psoriasis is about 1-3 percent of the total population of the Earth.
United States Federation of Health estimates the number of patients with psoriasis in the land of Uncle Sam's reach five million people today. Meanwhile, British health ministry said that around 1.5 million people carry these chronic diseases. But in Indonesia there is no data on psoriasis patients accurately. This skin disease is not known to the public.
Usually characterized by a skin growth that is faster than the hereditary / descent or genetic.
The disease is gone-arising, can appear in a long time, and could be in remission (a period in which no abnormalities were found on the skin of patients). This disease is not contagious. However, can appear anywhere on the body.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin inflammation, and recurrent. Although not the deadly disease, psoriasis can be serious and dangerous disease if complications occur. If allowed, the disease can cause life-threatening metabolic syndrome. Cholesterol disorders, heart and blood pressure increase is a disease often found in patients with psoriasis. This disease tends more and more widespread and severe. In addition the patient also has a high risk of experiencing coronary heart disease. Therefore, this disease must be handled properly.
Factors Causes and Symptoms
Unlike normal skin changes that usually lasts for 3-4 weeks, psoriasis happens rapidly, which is around 2-4 days. This disease can strike all ages, from children to adults.
Some research shows that one cause of psoriasis is a disorder of the immune system known as autoimmune disease. This means that the immune system or the immune system to attack or damage the body's own tissues. Being attacked is their own skin cells, so there is psoriasis.
In addition, psoriasis can be initiated by environmental factors. Unhealthy lifestyles, such as excessive alcohol consumption, and high levels of stress can also ignite and aggravate psoriasis.
Symptoms usually a red dot an increasingly broad and covered with white scales in layers. Generally this excess skin layer does not always grow in all parts of the body skin.
Although can occur throughout the body, usually the most frequently found in the head area, so as to resemble dandruff, and areas that are outside of the extensor or curved direction as elbows, knees, and buttocks. Can also occur on the face, palms, soles of the feet and even got hit on the genitals, "the light of this dermatologist.
In addition, psoriasis can also attack the nail. If attacking the nails, you will see small holes or pits nail in one part of the nail. And brittle nails would not like a normal nail.
Diagnosis and Treatment
The diagnosis can be established from the anamnesis, clinical, and histopathological examination. "To know more certainly, can by biopsy or minor surgery to retrieve some of her skin and examined under a microscope," explained Dr. Susie. Investigations shall be conducted to check whether or not patients suffering from psoriasis skin.
Once again, the skin of psoriasis is not life threatening. But oral medications are not controlled by physicians may cause damage to internal organs. And this is what could endanger the lives of sufferers. This disease can not be eliminated or almost completely cured. But with appropriate treatment and by avoiding the factors originators, the disease can be controlled well enough to get a period of remission and relapse can prolong the distance.
But psoriasis is aimed at reducing the severity and prevent the spread of skin disorders. Selection of treatment depends on the degree of severity, accompanying diseases, and patient expectations. Patients need to be explained about the purpose of treatment of psoriasis and healing a realistic expectation that psoriasis may be a relapse.
Psoriasis treatment is applied gradually, carefully by a physician to determine the type of psoriasis, the vast area affected, and the degree of severity of disease. The goal is to inhibit the growth of excessive skin cell so that the symptoms may be missing or corrupted.
There are several treatment steps which are topical medications or topical medicine directly on the skin.
Can also with ultraviolet radiation therapy and drugs, especially in more severe cases or severe.
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