Types of psoriasis
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Psoriasis is a condition where skin is experience, itchy and experiencing salak-shaped peeling. Psoriasis is a condition that both men and women can experience, it has to come to patients in various forms and more happening in some parts of the body.
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Psoriasis is a problem of inflammation caused by body immunity actions against skin cells. These immune cells act by causing skin cells to produce new layers of skin more often than usual. The effect, this new layer of skin will cause normal skin layers to be thicker and reddish-colored. The surface will also be peeling little by little and looks like a silver-Colored Plaque (Erythematous Plaques with Silver Scale) caused by the process of immunity against the skin cells.
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Psoriasis is a disease affected by genetic factors and it can cause problems to the skin and joints. Even though it doesn’t threaten life, but this condition will cause disturbance in physical and mental patients. This is because part of the body involved is usually the skin part that is usually exposed. Some patients will experience the condition where skin becomes tense, pain, itch and bleeding.
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Among the skin locations that are often involved in psoriasis problems are on the head of the head, elbows, back knees and back. However, it can only happen to any part of the skin. Usually it spreads in a symmetry. The skin will be red, the plaque is shaped and it has a clear border. It-deeply color-the, shiny some, has a moist and easy surface.
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Feeling itchy is also one of the symptoms that can happen among the patients. This is different for every patient. Some patients will only experience bad itch. But for some others, the itching experienced is quite bad until it makes a person often scratch the area until the wound. The scars that are terbetuk due to psoriasis are known as ‘lichenification’ which is a condition that causes the skin to be thicker than the ordinary and the leave of scar lines. Break can also be formed and it can cause pain to the patient’s skin.
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Psoriasis has some clinical forms that are often found during diagnosis. Among the forms that are often found are:
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- Chronic plaque psoriasis
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It is a type of psoriasis that is most commonly found among the patients and it is dispersed in in the body areas such as the forelock, elbows, knees and back areas. This will also cause the itch on the involved part.
. - Guttate Psoriasis
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It’s a small psoriasis of psoriasis. Usually starts on the stomach, the end of the arm and the feet. Some opinions say that there is a connection between psoriasis guttate and infection pharyngitis infection (which is infection on the respiratory tract section).
. - Pustular Psoriasis
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This is the most dangerous state of psoriasis and can threaten life if not treated immediately. This most dangerous type is known as the “von zumbusch”. there are small bubbles that contain pus forming on the skin surface. This situation can be followed by red skin, fever, diarrhea, ’ Leukocytosis ’ which is the increasing number of white blood cells and ’ Hypocalcemia ’ which is the mineral mineral of calcium in the blood.
. - Erythrodermic Psoriasis
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The body is filled with reddish-colored rashes and scaly skin conditions. Patients have a high risk of getting infections and discomfort in the body due to the condition of the skin that can’t protect the body
. - Inverse psoriasis
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The condition of psoriasis that happens to the skin parts that should rarely get psoriasis. The areas involved are like on the armpit, pubic area, front of the waist and chest area.
. - Nail Psoriasis
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This type of psoriasis is what happens to the end of the finger and nail. It can be from nails only or start on nails and other skin parts at the same time. This type of psoriasis often happens among patients who experience degenerative arthritis. There are like small holes forming on the surface of the nail. Nails will be fragile and easily eroded even if it’s just a small friction.
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