Psoriasis: Symptoms and treatment 10 Articles

by Candida Eittreim

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder that affects 4.5-7 million people in the United States. Your chances are much greater for developing psoriasis, if one or both of your parents had the disease. Both sexes have an equal c...read more

by Nicole Williams

What is psoriasis? Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that causes scaling and inflammation and is believed to be a disorder of the immune system. This non-contagious skin disorder is extremely uncomfortable and high...read more

by Carrie Burrows

Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes red scaly patches. The patches are inflammed skin tissue due to excessive skin cell production. When these patches first begin to form on a person's skin they are silvery white and...read more

by Caren Gussoff

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that, according to the National Institutes of Health, affects as many as 7.5 million Americans: men and women, of all ages and all ethnicities. It may develop at any time, although most ...read more

by Michelle Meier RN BSN

If you suffer from red, itchy, flaky skin that occasionally erupts into lesions with white, scaly plaques, you may be one of the 7.5 million Americans known to have the inherited skin condition called psoriasis. It is not...read more

by Cyndee Kromminga

For some people, psoriasis is little more than the repeated occurrence of mild itching, but others experience life long, uncomfortable and unattractive skin changes. Psoriasis is not contagious and usually sufferers have ...read more

by raketeer

Psoriasis: Signs and Symptoms and how can they be treated Psoriasis is a skin disease that lasts long. 2 to 2.6 percent of the population of the United States are affected with Psoriasis. There are various types o...read more

by Jane Smith

Despite it's appearance, Psoriasis is not a passive rash and you dare not neglect it for, even, one day. Rather, the term "Psoriasis" is the Government-commissioned re-naming of the dreaded disease Leprosy. If, therefor...read more

by Donna Sutton

Psoriasis, (suh-RI-uh-sus): The cause of Psoriasis is not completely understood though there is two main ideas. The first being that Psoriasis comes from the excessive growth and reproduction of skin cells. The second is a...read more

by Walter Little

Psoriasis: Cause and Treatment What causes Psoriasis? The exact cause of psoriasis (pronounced suh-RI-uh-sus) is not fully understood, however, there are two (2) main hypotheses regarding the process that occurs in t...read more