‘Psoriasis’ is a Noncontagious, chronic inflammatory skin disease that readily causes skin redness and irritation with the scaly patches of inflammation affecting the elbows, scalp, knees, lower back, nails. It is a common disease with scaly pink colored patches on skin that can either be mild or severe. The lesions or patches vary in their appearance with the type of psoriasis such as erythrodermic, pustular, guttate, inverse and plaque. It readily affects all the races including children.
Psoriasis in children is not contagious but can be inherited where person’s immune system and genes play a key role. It is passed through the families. The most common causes of psoriasis are:
1/ Viral or bacterial infections including respiratory problems like Tonsils and sore throat.
2/ Dry skin
3/ Too much of stress
4/ Exposure to sun
5/ Undergoing some medications including antimalarial drugs. It can cause some reactions with side effects.
6/ Insect bites, cut, burns can be one of the major cause.
7/ Excessive intake of alcohol
8/ HIV infection can result in the severe complication of psoriasis
9/ Chemotherapy in cancar patients
10/ Smoking
The most common type of psoriasis in children is plaque psoriasis. It affects the lower back, knees, elbows, scalp along with other parts as armpit, groin, face of the children. During the childhood and the teenage years, guttate psoriasis is seen. This type appears as a throat infection that appears as small, scaly patches on the limbs, trunk and scalp in children. It takes several weeks or a month to cure this disease. Puberty is also an important cause for psoriasis in children.
As psoriasis seems to be a life long condition, an active role in the treatment should take place in a suitable time that controls the symptoms and prevents infections. These treatments can be divided into various categories as controls the symptoms and prevents infections. These treatments can be divided into various catgories as:
a/ Topical treatment. It includes skin lotions, creams, shampoos and ointments.
b/ Body-wide or systemic treatments that includes injections or pills.
c/ Phototherapy. In some severe conditions light is used to treat psoriasis.
Psoriasis is being carried out with better treatments with new techniques to cure and improve the condition of the patients including children in modern scientific world.
Psoriasis in children is not contagious but can be inherited where person’s immune system and genes play a key role. It is passed through the families. The most common causes of psoriasis are:
1/ Viral or bacterial infections including respiratory problems like Tonsils and sore throat.
2/ Dry skin
3/ Too much of stress
4/ Exposure to sun
5/ Undergoing some medications including antimalarial drugs. It can cause some reactions with side effects.
6/ Insect bites, cut, burns can be one of the major cause.
7/ Excessive intake of alcohol
8/ HIV infection can result in the severe complication of psoriasis
9/ Chemotherapy in cancar patients
10/ Smoking
The most common type of psoriasis in children is plaque psoriasis. It affects the lower back, knees, elbows, scalp along with other parts as armpit, groin, face of the children. During the childhood and the teenage years, guttate psoriasis is seen. This type appears as a throat infection that appears as small, scaly patches on the limbs, trunk and scalp in children. It takes several weeks or a month to cure this disease. Puberty is also an important cause for psoriasis in children.
As psoriasis seems to be a life long condition, an active role in the treatment should take place in a suitable time that controls the symptoms and prevents infections. These treatments can be divided into various categories as controls the symptoms and prevents infections. These treatments can be divided into various catgories as:
a/ Topical treatment. It includes skin lotions, creams, shampoos and ointments.
b/ Body-wide or systemic treatments that includes injections or pills.
c/ Phototherapy. In some severe conditions light is used to treat psoriasis.
Psoriasis is being carried out with better treatments with new techniques to cure and improve the condition of the patients including children in modern scientific world.