PSORIASIS

Psoriasis is a long-term (chronic)  skin disease. “PSORA” means itching, sis – action, also termed as psoriasis vulgaris. It  causes skin cells to grow too quickly, resulting in thick, white, silvery, or red patches of skin. Normally, skin cells grow gradually and flake off about every 4 weeks. New skin cells grow to replace the outer layers of the skin as they shed. But in psoriasis, new skin cells move rapidly to the surface of the skin in days rather than weeks. They build up and form thick patches called plaques. The patches range in size from small to large. They most often appear on the knees, elbows, scalp, hands, feet or lower back. Psoriasis is most common in adults. But children and teens can get it too.

Generally experts believe that psoriasis occurs when the immune system over-reacts, causing inflammation and flaking of skin. In some cases, psoriasis runs in families. Psoriasis flares up in cold climatic weather, infections, stress, taking certain medicines.

Psoriasis is not contagious. It cannot be spread by touch from person to person.

TYPES:

1. PLAQUE PSORIASIS –  Is the most common form and affects 85%–90% of people with psoriasis. Plaque psoriasis typically appears as raised areas of inflamed skin covered with silvery white scaly skin. These areas are called plaques and are most commonly found on the elbows, knees, scalp, and back. It may be accompanied by severe itching, swelling and pain.
2. PUSTULAR PSORIASIS -Appears as raised bumps filled with noninfectious pus.  The skin under and surrounding the pustules  is red and tender. Pustular  psoriasis can be localized, commonly to the hands and feet  or generalized with widespread patches occurring randomly on any part of the body.
3. INVERSE PSORIASIS – (also known as flexural psoriasis) appears as smooth inflamed patches of skin. The patches frequently affect skin folds  particularly around the genitals (between the thigh and groin), the armpits, in the skin folds of an overweight abdomen, between the buttocks in the intergluteal cleft, and under the breasts in the inflammatory fold.
4.  GUTTATE PSORIASIS – is characterized by numerous small, scaly, red or pink, teardrop-shaped lesions (papules). These numerous spots of psoriasis appear over large areas of the body, primarily the trunk, but also the limbs and scalp. Guttate psoriasis is often preceded by a streptococcal infection.
5. ORAL PSORIASIS -  is very rare. Another common papulo squamous disorder that commonly involves both the skin and mouth. When psoriasis involves the oral mucosa (the lining of the mouth), it may be asymptomatic,but it may appear as white or grey-yellow plaques. ^FissuredTongue is the most common finding in those with oral psoriasis and affecting the skin.

CAUSES :-

-The causes of psoriasis are not fully understood.

-It is generally considered as a genetic disease, thought to be triggered or influenced by various environmental factors.

–Psoriasis is not only a skin disorder, but can have a negative impact on many organ systems. Psoriasis has been associated with an increased risk of certain cancers, cardiovascular disease and other immune-mediated disorders.

SYMPTOMS :-

1.Symptoms appear in different ways. Psoriasis can be mild, with small areas of rash.

2.When psoriasis is moderate or severe, the skin gets inflamed with raised red areas topped with loose, silvery, scaling skin.

3.If psoriasis is severe, the skin becomes itchy and tender. And sometimes large patches form and may be uncomfortable. The patches can join together and cover large areas of skin, such as the entire back.

4.Psoriasis can also affect the bones/ various joints of body leading to complaints of arthritis such as bony joint pains, restricted joint movement & sometimes joint deformity.

HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT –

Pranav Nature Cure is one of the leading clinics in India which offers best treatment for various ailments. We have been treating patients with various disorders for the last 15 yrs. Homeopathy is one of the system of medicine which treats diseased individual with medicines prepared from natural resources & has no side effects. Homeopathic medicines helps in improving the body’s immune system by bringing back the body to a healthy natural state.

In the treatment of psoriasis Homeopathic medicines are given internally to bring back the disturbed/diseased economy(body) of the individual to normalcy  & no external application is needed.

According to the principles of homeopathy, every individual differs from other by his/her personality traits, temperament, behavior pattern, intellectual abilities and physical make-up, which is termed as “constitution” of that particular person. When the constitution of the person is disturbed by factors such as mental/physical stress, grief, excessive use of certain drugs, abuse of stimulants like alcohol/smoking, etc, that particular person’s harmony of mind and body gets disturbed leading to various disorder/diseases like depression, diabetes, hypertension, psoriasis, etc. Thus a brief case study will be done by our experienced doctors which involves study of your psychological aspect, history of past medical illness if any, role of genetic factors if any  and disease symptoms, to trace out the origin of the disease and accordingly “constitutional homeopathic treatment” will be given to eliminate the disease by bringing back the natural state of health in a gentle manner without any side-effects.

Homeopathic medicines help in slowing down the progress of psoriasis by  reducing the number, size of skin lesions. It also  reduces the itching, uncontrolled & unwanted growth of skin. Our medicines also eliminate the tendency of the patient to get affected by disease by acting at genetic level,  thus assuring the patient permanent and long-lasting cure of his/her complaint.