Psoriasis

People commonly suffer from psoriasis, a skin disease caused by an impaired immune system. In addition to being itchy and painful, the skin cells are forced to develop on the surface of the skin, causing scales or red patches to appear.

Causes of Psoriasis

In spite of the fact that the real cause of this condition is unknown, it is often believed that a combination of factors contributes to it. The inflammation caused by T-cells, which are special white blood cells, is the cause of psoriasis, which is essentially an auto immune disease. As part of the immune system of the body, T cells travel through the body to defend it against foreign substances. However, due to an immune system defect, T cells attack the healthy cells of the skin as if they were fighting an infection.

Additionally, overactive T cells increase the production of white blood cells, including neutrophils, and healthy skin cells. The cells then travel to the skin, causing it to redden and sometimes pus to develop in the pustular lesions. A thick layer of scaly patches develop on the surface of the skin after this process of forming new skin cells continues in a very rapid manner until the new skin cells reach the outermost layer of the skin very quickly. In the current state of research, it is not completely clear why the T cells malfunction. Several genetic as well as environmental factors are involved in determining health. The following are some of the major factors that trigger psoriasis.

• Infections of the skin like strep throat and others
• Consumption of some medicines for bipolar disorder, antimalarial drugs, blood pressure etc.
• Deficiency of vitamin D
• Excessive smoking
• Too much consumption of alcohol
• Skin injury such as a cut, scrape, bite of a bug or a very severe sunburn
• Extreme stress

Symptoms of Psoriasis

In most cases, psoriasis affects the skin around the elbows, scalp, and knees, but rarely affects other parts of the body. Different people experience psoriasis in different ways. These are some of the common symptoms of this skin disease.

• Thick silvery scales that cover the red patches of skin
• Small scaling spots particularly seen in the children
• Ridged, thickened and pitted
• Cracked and dry skin that could bleed
• Stiff and Swollen joints
• Soreness, Itching and burning

The most common types of psoriasis

• Plaque psoriasis : The most common, itchy, red, and dry form of psoriasis.
• Nail psoriasis : It causes pitting, abnormal and unusual nail growth, and discoloration of the fingernails and toenails.
• Guttate psoriasis : Children and young adults are most likely to develop guttate psoriasis. It results in small, tear-shaped, scaling cuts on the scalp, trunk, arms, and legs caused by bacterial infection.
• Inverse psoriasis : Causes smooth red patches of swollen skin under the arms, groin, under the breasts, and genitals.
• Psoriatic arthritis : Apart from causing inflammation and scaly skin, psoriasis can also affect the joints, causing pain. Arthritis caused by psoriasis is called psoriatic arthritis.

Homeopathic Treatment of Psoriasis

The skin disease can be kept under control with effective treatment procedures, despite the fact that psoriasis is an auto immune disease that cannot be fully cured. As a result of homeopathic treatment, the symptoms of psoriasis are eased and the disease is kept under control. In addition to being natural, homeopathic medicines are quite effective in treating the same because they are made from natural ingredients.

Homeopathy works by focusing on the cause of a problem and aims to correct the cause of the inflammation and cell division in Psoriasis. It doesn't take long for the symptoms to disappear and the skin to look normal once this is accomplished.

While homeopathy may not show results overnight, it will make you healthier and younger in the long run.

Following is a list of some homeopathic medicines that are quite effective for the condition of psoriasis.

• Graphites Naturalis: Taken for Psoriasis with cracked skin
• Kali Ars: Administered for Psoriasis that leaves discoloration on the skin
• Arsenic Album: Effective for Psoriasis with Silver Scales
• Arsenic Iodatum: Advised for Psoriasis with shedding of large scales

If you are facing the problems related to Skin, like Psoriasis, then visit Synopsis Clinic in Panvel for expert Homeopathic Treatment by Dr. Tushar Ratnakar.