Psoriasis

Short characteristic of a disease

Psoriasis (scaly deprive) proves the red shelled spots and emergence of silvery scales on an integument surface. These scales constantly itch and bring to the person very notable discomfort. As a rule, the disease affects sites of skin on the head, elbow and knee joints, in a lower back. Also psoriasis of nails, external genitals and joints is known, however, these forms meet much less often in comparison with damages of skin.

The disease is connected with a short life cycle of cells. Integuments are updated for the healthy person each 30 days. Psoriasis which symptoms are expressed rather brightly reduces this term up to 4-5 days. As a result, skin cells quickly perish, leaving behind the keratosic sites.

Psoriasis on a pilar part of the head and skin looks as a set of the papules towering over an integument surface. They are covered with silvery scales, have pink or red color, easily disappear when combing. Over time papules merge in larger educations – plaques and strike the increasing sites of skin.

Considering that psoriasis is diagnosed for 2-7% of able-bodied population, treatment of this disease represents very urgent medical problem. The main complexity at the same time is that the reasons of bystry dying off of cells are still not studied. Some researchers connect this process with disturbances of immune system, others – with bad heredity. There are also theories which explain emergence of plaques with improper feeding, climatic conditions and a stress. Most likely, the coincidence of all these factors starting the disease mechanism in action takes place.

Psoriasis – symptoms and a clinical picture

Symptoms of a disease are usually shown suddenly. At first on a body of the patient there are multiple pink rashes which quickly extend on very significant area. Then the appeared papules increase in sizes and form larger stains. At the same time the injured skin constantly bleeds and bursts. Absolutely differently psoriasis of nails proves. At it nail plates grow turbid, on them small and large grooves or tochkovidny cave-in appear.

The main symptom of psoriasis is the itch. It is especially strongly felt in places of large accumulations of papules, but affects also nearby areas of an integument. Let's notice that psoriasis which symptoms amplify during the winter period can weaken without any visible reason, but never disappears completely therefore at the first symptoms of a disease you need to consult with the attending physician and to undergo full inspection.

If not to treat psoriasis (national treatment is admissible on an equal basis with traditional medical techniques), then over time it will pass into a severe form and will be followed by damage of joints. They will begin to lose mobility, to swell and be ill. Many patients at the same time complain of instability of an emotional state. However, it is quite explainable, the disease considerably reduces the standard of living and affects psychological state of people.

Psoriasis – treatment by traditional methods

At once there is a wish to tell that at the moment the guaranteed way of disposal of psoriasis – does not exist, however the medical industry releases rather big set of means which will help to control spread of a disease and to reduce expressiveness of its signs. Consider that psoriasis which symptoms have property to weaken depending on the most different factors never disappears in itself. Even if it turned into the latent form, integuments continue to experience minor functional, immunological and biochemical changes.

If psoriasis is diagnosed for the person, treatment has to be complex and include use of the most effective techniques:

• use of hormonal drugs which are applied on the damaged sites of skin. Well proved such means as дипросалик, Shering-Plau, eloky, betamethasone and флюционолон. Keep in mind that the competent doctor as at uncontrolled treatment hormonal means can cause a xeroderma, contact dermatitis, allergic reactions and consecutive infections has to define frequency of use of these drugs.
• ultra-violet radiation (Ural federal district) – at the correct use psoriasis which treatment is performed by the Ural federal district method ceases to extend on the surface of skin with simultaneous attenuation of the symptoms expressed earlier;
• photochemotherapy – one of the most effective techniques of treatment of psoriasis, especially at severe forms of a disease. The medical effect is based on impact on skin of long-wave UV rays and administration of drugs of the photosensitizing group: Puvalenum, Psoralenum, ammifurin, metoksipsoragen. The photochemotherapy allows to get rid of 80% of plaques, and at regular use destroys 90-95% of skin deformations;
• in recent years psoriasis of a pilar part of the head and an integument of other parts of a body is successfully treated by means of laser therapy. Beams of the laser excite molecules of living tissue, cause photochemical, photomechanical and other positive effects.

Except above-mentioned methods psoriasis is treated by means of a roentgenotherapy, ultrasound, an ultrafonoforez, an electrotherapy, magnetic waves and low temperatures. Quite good results are shown by thalassotherapy which not only strengthens protective systems of an organism, but also brings to the patient exclusively pleasant emotions.

Psoriasis – treatment by folk remedies

There is a set of the recipes helping to get rid of this unpleasant disease. We will tell you only about the most popular of them who in practice proved the efficiency.

• 20 g of dry laurel leaves are filled in with 2 glasses of boiled water. Broth reaches standard on slow fire within 10-15 minutes then it is filtered and cooled. It is necessary to accept medicine 3 times a day on 1/3 glasses;
• to the person for whom psoriasis is diagnosed national treatment suggests to take baths from a train, a St. John's Wort, a celandine, a sage or fir extract;
• big efficiency collecting from herbs of a train, St. John's Wort, roots of an inula, flowers of elder and grass of a field horsetail has. The tablespoon of collecting is filled in with a glass of boiled water and infuses on the water bath within 15-20 minutes. It is necessary to accept infusion in the morning and in the evening right after food;
• one more means of fight against psoriasis is a sea-buckthorn oil. About one teaspoon is used inside once a day;
• flowers and leaves of black elder have strong effect. Fill in two teaspoons of a plant 0,5 liters of boiled water and insist within an hour. Then broth is filtered. It is necessary to store it in the dry, cool place, and to accept 3 times a day 1/3 glasses.

From means of external use we can advise celandine juice, fish oil and tincture of garlic. Grease with them affected areas of skin one - twice a day. Trays from corn or oatmeal are also recommended. For people to whom the diagnosis psoriasis is made treatment by folk remedies often is the only option of the solution of problems with skin.