Christina Fitch BIO 163 14 Nov. 2011 Psoriasis “Psoriasis is a common skin disease that affects the life cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin, forming thick silvery scales and itchy, dry, red patches that are sometimes painful” (mayoclinic.com). The word psoriasis was derived from the Greek word psora which means “to itch.” It is neither contagious nor infectious. Though the exact cause of psoriasis is unknown, it is know that the immune
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Psoriasis is a common skin disease that affects the life cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin, forming thick silvery scales and itchy, dry, red patches that are sometimes painful. Psoriasis is a persistent, long-lasting (chronic) disease. You may have periods when your psoriasis symptoms improve or go into remission alternating with times your psoriasis worsens. For some people, psoriasis is just a nuisance. For others, it's disabling, especially
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Psoriasis comprises red, scaly patches of skin, which usually have very well defined edges, appear covered by silvery flaky surface [1]. These patches, which are sometimes referred to as plaques, usually itch or feel sore. The redness is explained by impressive growth and dilation of superficial blood vessels [2]. They most often occur on the elbows, knees, other parts of legs, scalp, lower back, face, palms, and soles of the feet, but they can occur on skin anywhere on the body [3]. The disease
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Plaque psoriasis What is Plaque Psoriasis? It is one of the most common forms of psoriasis that appears as raised, red and silvery patches covered with the scales of dead white skin cells. These plaques often show on scalp, elbows, and knees and even on the lower back. These red patches can be itchy, painful and often can be crack and bleed out. It believes that this sustained disease attack almost 5 million people around the world and in United State America. Plaque Psoriasis can be extremely severe
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Psoriasis: More than skin deep HCS 245 January 10, 2010 Psoriasis is a noncontagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell production resulting in red, dry patches if thickened skin. Although, psoriasis is classified as dermatologic disease, it doesn’t start in the skin, and its damage may be more than skin deep. In fact, the very name is borrowed from an ancient Greek word meaning an itchy or scaley condition. Psoriasis is a chronic condition that strikes both male and female
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What are scientist doing to solve the problem of psoriasis? Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease , which is abnormal activity of the body's immune system, in which the T-cells behave abnormally this then affects the skin.(1) Psoriasis happens when the skin replacement process speeds up, taking just a few days to replace skin cells that usually take 21-28 days, the skin cells build up , instead of shedding the extra skin cells they form raised areas on the skin, which can be flaky, scaly or red
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Skin Conditions Student’s Name Institution of Learning Introduction The society requires attaining, maintaining, and recovering from disease, ailments accidents. It calls for specialized care from a trained professional. In most of the cases, care givers at home may lack this expertise. It requires people who are trained and specialized, and who understand the medical aspect of the patients’ condition. The best suited group of people that can deal appropriately
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support * Types of severity * Follow up: blood investigation, psoriasis lesion * Topical creams/emollient * Adverse reactions/side effects Management 1. Topical 2. Systematic 3. Phototherapy a. Narrowband UVB and PUVA b. UVA Treatment plan * Demonstration to patient * Drugs/systematic oral medication * Psychological support * Types of severity * Follow up: blood investigation, psoriasis lesion * Topical creams/emollient * Adverse reactions/side
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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF TOPICAL GEL CONTAINING AZITHROMYCIN AND PREDNISOLONE VESICLES FOR TREATING PSORIASIS Sonia Tomar, Tinku Singhal, ABSTRACT Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune systemic inflammatory disease, associated with metabolic syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and many other diseases. There is various type of psoriasis but most common type of psoriasis is caused by Psoriasis vulgaris. It is characterized by rigid of skin due to increase in the level of cholesterol and fall
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Dead Sea Vacation! One of my favorite things! I’m pretty sure that most of you, if not all of you, love vacation too! Yet, every one has different ideas of what they like vacation to be. • Some people like to go away to a place with a cold climate and a lot of snow. They like to ski, snowboard, and relax in a cabin sitting by the fireplace. • Others prefer going to a place with a warm climate where they can just lazy around, sit outdoors, swim, and bask in the sun. Personally, I like
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