Psoriasis: what it is and what to do

By Cristiano Antonino On Oct 5, 2022

Psoriasis is a skin disease that manifests itself chronically with desquamative erythema. Statistically, it has been shown to be very frequent (affecting 2-5% of the population), particularly in Western countries

It can occur in people of both sexes at any age, but most frequently between adolescence and the age of 50.

Moreover, in most cases, it does not lead to disabling limitations for the sufferer.

However, the presence of skin lesions in certain areas can lead to embarrassment or even anxiety and depression.

Sometimes this condition is linked to states of stress. In such cases, psoriasis becomes a symptom of the stressogenic forms.

The causes of this type of dermatosis are still unknown.

Frequently several members of the same family are affected, so it is usually considered a hereditary disease.

The individual is therefore genetically predisposed to suffer from this disease.

The disease manifests itself with flaking of the skin and the appearance of red patches.

The scales may be silver-coloured or whitish. The red patches are usually round and circumscribed.

There are different types of psoriasis.

psoriasis vulgaris, if the spots are fixed and more or less large;
psoriasis guttatta, if the area is covered by a larger number of smaller patches;
pustular psoriasis, if small pus-filled bubbles appear on the erythema;
erythrodermic psoriasis, which is accompanied by fever, increased inflammation and scaling and affects the entire skin;
psoriasis, which manifests itself with joint pain and sometimes with osteolysis and ankylosis.