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Risk Factors and Triggers for Psoriasis Activation-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on risk factors and triggers for psoriasis activation as follows: Familial predisposition: Psoriasis is a condition that can occur in families, with a parent, sibling, or other close relative affected by the same condition. Altered immune system: Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition, in which body’s own protective immune system becomes defective and damages the skin cells. Individuals with history of autoimmune diseases, such as, Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and [...]

Signs and Symptoms of Psoriasis-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on signs and symptoms of psoriasis as follows: The excessive volume of skin cells occurs in patches on various body parts resulting in areas of inflammatory red and raised plaques that can be itchy and intensely sore. Quickening of the life cycle of cells results in early death of cells, by the time the skin cells reach the surface, resulting in dry, silvery white scales covering the red plaques. The dry superficial [...]

Signs and Symptoms of Psoriasis-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on signs and symptoms of psoriasis as follows: Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition, in which body’s own protective immune system becomes defective and results in speeding up of life cycle and rapid proliferation of skin cells. This speeding up of life cycle with rapid proliferation of skin cells causes quick moving of the skin cells produced in the deeper layers of skin to the surface and excessive built-up of cells [...]

Pathophysiology of Psoriasis

Patient/caregiver was educated on pathophysiology of psoriasis as follows: Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition, in which body’s own protective immune system becomes defective and results in speeding up of life cycle and rapid proliferation of skin cells. The defective immune system results in production of defective white blood cells (lymphocytes & neutrophils) in the body. Normal white blood cells usually are the cells offering protection against invading microorganisms, such as, bacteria and viruses. [...]

Psoriasis

Patient/caregiver was educated on psoriasis as follows: Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition, in which body’s own protective immune system becomes defective and results in speeding up of life cycle and rapid proliferation of skin cells. Usually skin cells are produced in the deeper layers of skin and gradually, as they mature, move up to the surface of the skin. This speeding up of life cycle with rapid proliferation of skin cells causes quick [...]