Diagnosis

The diagnosis for psoriasis is usually based on evaluating the patient visually.

A full medical history and a visual examination of the skin, nails, scalp, joints and skin-folds to look at the distribution of the typical silvery scales can help in the establishing the diagnosis of psoriasis.

A skin scraping or a biopsy and examination under microscope can be carried out to rule out some other disorders, thereby confirming the diagnosis for psoriasis.

Rete pegs are inner like projections from the dermis and the epidermis. In psoriasis- affected individuals these projections appear clubbed.

Another diagnostic sign is that when the plaques are scrapped there is bleeding from the skin beneath.

Psoriasis is often graded as follows-

<3% of body affected-mild
3-10% of body affected –moderate
>10% of body affected -severe

Certain studies have found that 35% of individuals with psoriasis are found as having moderate to severe psoriasis .

The severity of the disease is assessed based on-

The surface area affected,
The nature of the plaques,
The response of the disease to treatment, and
The impact on the victim, its effect on self-esteem

In case of Psoriatic arthritis, blood tests are done to differentiate it from other forms of arthritis, such as Rheumatoid arthritis. The Rh factor is present in Rheumatoid arthritis and not in Psoriatic arthritis.

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Will psoriasis affect young adults, is that genetic or contagious disease?

mandysimpkins414

I suffered from same problem too, but I was cured now. It was bad, and makes me very unhappy. I live in China. Here we use Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat skin problems, I went to many hospitals like this and tried many different treatments, but the effect is not very good until I went to a hospital in the North of China. It works, and now I am a happy person again, I am glad to share this with you, you may not able to go there, but you can talk to their doctors for advice. you can find more information on the website of vitiligotcm.

lin70

i have been trying to deal with this disease for years i tried treatments but gotten temporary results ,till i have heard of this i call a prayer answered someone visited me and told me just put male sperm and you will never see Psoriasis again and i had nothing to lose so i did and it worked yes the thought of it bothered me but as long as it works and it did natural medicine got rid of my psoriasis

mc1978

My wife has fairly serious psoriasis. I told her about it and we are going to try it. Have you continued this practice and is it still working?

Rosali

Psoriasis is a common multi factorial, non-contagious, auto-immune skin disease. It affects adults and children in equal proportion. The exact cause osof psoriasis is unknown. There is evidence of a genetic predisposition. A positive family history is often observed. Psoriasis, being an autoimmune disorder has autosomal dominant inheritance. People with dry skin are more likely to develop psoriasis than those with oily or well-moisturized skin. There are many precipitating and aggravating factors so it keeps on recurring and becomes difficult to treat. Combination of ayurvedic herbs and homoeopathic remedies gives good results. These remedies along with nutritional supplements acts on the body and balance the altered immune responses. These are 100% natural and safe, free from side effects and they are not habit forming. Some of the frequently used remedies are C54 PSORAease formula and R65 Reckeweg PSORAease formula. These remedies work by relieving inflammation and reducing the itching of the skin, softening your hardened skin, aidding shredding of silvery scales and working on the immune system making it less responsive to triggering factors.

Hi, I have tried homeopathic treatment for my Psoriasis but I had a major flare up. I had gone to the doctor with the complaint of disease on my scalp and leg and after 3 months of taking the medicine its all over my body.