Psoriasis

 

 

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Psoriasis, also known colloquially as psoriasis, is a hereditary - non-contagious - chronic skin and joint disease. Their event or breakout can be set off by different elements. Nobody can get psoriasis, but anyone with genetic make-up can get it.

The name psoriasis comes from the Greek term psora (itching) and thus illustrates an important side effect of the disease. The German name psoriasis, on the other hand, indicates the typical symptoms: dandruff and inflammatory reddened skin. Psoriasis is not a 'modern disease of civilization' - there are already indications of the disease in ancient times.

People with psoriasis suffer significantly from stigma and discrimination because of the visible marks on their skin. Self-isolation and withdrawal out of fear and shame of rejection are common consequences. A large number of sick people suffer from depression or other mental illnesses as a result of their psoriasis.

 

Psoriasis is not curable, but treatable!

Since the predisposition to psoriasis is in the genes, the disease is not curable, but it is easily treatable. A whole range of modern treatment methods is available, which are used depending on the type and severity of psoriasis.

 

Psoriasis is not contagious!

What many people unfortunately still do not know: psoriasis is not contagious, but genetic.

Everyone has their own psoriasis!

Psoriasis has many faces. It comes in different forms and forms - and is often difficult to diagnose. That is why the diagnosis of psoriasis should always be made or confirmed by a dermatologist (dermatologist). Not all that flakes is psoriasis. The treatment of psoriasis also varies from person to person. Who responds to which therapy must be found out in consultation with a dermatologist?

 

Self-help shows ways!

The German Psoriasis Bund eV (DPB) can help turn sufferers into 'experts' on their own psoriasis:

In the DPB they learn how to better live with their psoriasis. In addition to comprehensive information about the disease and current therapy options, the DPB also provides strategies for dealing with psoriasis in everyday life and at work and with stigmatization and discrimination. In the DPB they can exchange ideas intensively with other people suffering from psoriasis, talk informally about their problems, and experience that they are not alone with their suffering. They make new acquaintances, network with one another, and are there for one another. The transfer of knowledge, the psychosocial and emotional support in self-help can be just as important as the right doctor.

 

How common is psoriasis?

While psoriasis occurs with a frequency of around two to three percent in adulthood and is, therefore, a fairly common disease, it occurs much less frequently in the age group up to 18 years with a frequency of around one percent. Psoriasis in childhood and adolescence is by no means uncommon: it accounts for more than four percent of all skin diseases under the age of 16 and is, therefore, the most common chronic skin disease in this age group after neurodermatitis.

About a third of psoriasis patients have the first pathological changes on the skin before they are 18 years of age. Even infants can develop psoriasis, but in the first year of life, the incidence of the disease is very low at around 0.2 percent. Between the ages of two and 18, the incidence of the disease then increases linearly to around one percent. Oftentimes, psoriasis first appears during puberty.

 

What are the causes of psoriasis?

The triggering causes of psoriasis have so far only been partially researched.

What is certain is that the disposition to psoriasis is inherited. However, the respective expression is not inherited. It is entirely possible that the father and mother do not have or have not had psoriasis, but that this occurs in their child. The probability of inheritance is significantly higher (60-70 percent) if both parents have the genetic makeup.

With only one affected parent, a probability of about 30 percent is observed. The presence of the genetic makeup alone is not enough to trigger the disease. There must be additional, often unknown or unconscious, external (injuries, pressure) and/or internal (psyche, stress, alcohol, medication) factors.

Infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, hormonal factors, and environmental influences can also have a triggering effect. In the psoriatic skin lesions, there are inflammation-promoting proteins in increased concentrations. The actual psoriatic process is ascribed to these inflammatory-immunological factors, along with other causes promoting the inflammatory process in the skin (e.g. arachidonic acid

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