http://remotesensingarabia.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:58:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://remotesensingarabia.com/skin-disease/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-psoriasis.htm http://remotesensingarabia.com/skin-disease/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-psoriasis.htm#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:38:46 +0000 admin http://remotesensingarabia.com/?p=7  Diagnosis
 At the beginning of diagnosis can be uncertain because many other diseases can pursue with scaly plaques and the like. As the advancing psoriasis, doctors can easily recognize his characteristic pattern of peeling, so that, in general, we do not need to do diagnostic tests. However, to confirm the diagnosis, the doctor can perform a skin biopsy (a sample of skin removed for examination under a microscope).
 
 Treatment
 When a person presents only a few plaques, psoriasis responds quickly to treatment. Using ointments and skin creams lubricants (emollients) once or twice a day can keep hydrated. Ointments containing corticosteroids are very effective and its effect may be even greater if you apply after the area is covered with cellophane. The creams with vitamin D also are effective in many patients.
 
 Ointments and creams that contain salicylic acid or tar are also used to treat psoriasis. Most of these medicines are applied twice daily on the affected area.When the scalp is affected, often used shampoos that contain these active ingredients.
 
 Ultraviolet light can also help eliminate psoriasis. In fact, during the summer months, the affected skin areas that are exposed to the sun may heal spontaneously. Sunbathing tends to help remove the plates in large areas of the body, exposure to ultraviolet rays under medical therapy is also another frequent. In cases of extensive psoriasis, lightning with this therapy can be accompanied with psoralens, drugs that cause the skin is more sensitive to the effects of ultraviolet light. The combination of psoralen and ultraviolet light (PUVA) is usually effective and can cure skin for several months. However, treatment with PUVA may increase the risk of skin cancer due to ultraviolet radiation and consequently, the treatment must be closely supervised by a doctor.
 
 In severe forms of psoriasis and psoriasis disseminated, the physician can manage methotrexate. Used to treat certain forms of cancer, this drug interferes with the growth and proliferation of skin cells. Doctors used methotrexate in people who do not respond to other forms of therapy. Can be effective in extreme cases, but may have adverse effects on bone marrow, kidneys and liver. Another effective drug, cyclosporine, also has serious side effects.
 
 The two most effective medications to treat pustulosis are etretinate and iso-tretinoin, which is also used to treat severe acne.

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