Beware of Chronic Disease, Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of skin. The disease is characterized by red patches with scales and thick rough. The disease is regarded as a disease of the immune disorder, which is influenced mainly by T cells (a type of white blood cells). Activated T cells will interact with skin cells (mainly keratinocytes) and resulted in the formation of thick and scaly skin. The cause of the disease is still unknown, but the researchers have managed to find the abnormal gene that leads to the formation of psoriasis on the sufferer.
Thus, this disease has a hereditary disease risks. Psoriasis generally not life threatening although it is very disturbing quality of life. Personal life, social, and work the patient is affected by the disease if the skin disorder on a specific place (e.g., face, palms of the hands / feet, or genitals).
If not treated properly, the disease can develop complications (disease worse) such as psoriatic erythroderma (skin whole body becomes red) or generalized psoriasis pustules (psoriasis with small bubbles containing pus) that can endanger the lives of sufferers. Some environmental conditions or specific factors may exacerbate or trigger psoriasis.
Such as stress, cold weather and low humidity, certain medications, infections (streptococcal bacteria, HIV), trauma (scratching, friction), alcohol and smoking. All of them allow a person suffering from psoriasis, which lowers the quality of life.
Currently, there are many psoriasis treatments that are safe and effective. The treatment improves their situation and reduces complaints itchy skin. Of the many types of treatment, only a small portion of treatment to clean the skin disorder psoriasis. The process is called clearance or remission.
