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Psoriasis - Glossary

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on Oct 12, 2020


Glossary

Inflammation - It is the response of the vascular tissues to a pathogen or an irritant

Leprosy - It is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae

T lymphocytes - A group of white blood lymphocytes


Cytokines - Signaling proteins that mediate immunity, hematopoiesis and inflammation

Hyperproliferative - That which multiplies excessively

Immunosuppressants - Drugs that inhibit the function of the immune system

Chronic - That which is persistent and long lasting

Recurrent - That which happens time after time

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