Everyone member of the family wants to know how to have beautiful skin.
Unfortunately, some skin conditions makes the skin look less than attractive.
One such skin problems is psoriasis.
What is psoriasis? Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that happens when your immune system sends wrong signals to your skin cells.
What Causes Psoriasis to Develop Psoriasis happens when the cells of the skin rise quickly from below the surface of the skin piling up on the skin's surface before they have a chance to mature.
This happens when the immune system sends out faulty signals, speeding up the growth cycle of skin cells.
Skin cells normally take a month to develop but in psoriasis this 'turnover' movement happens in few days.
As with all health conditions, the signs and symptoms of psoriasis varies from one person to another.
However, there are some symptoms that are common in all cases.
If you or a family member experience one or more of the following skin problems, you may be suffering from psoriasis.
The symptoms may include:

• Red patches of skin covered with silvery scales
• Small scaling spots (commonly seen in children)
• Dry, cracked skin that may bleed
• Thickened, pitted or ridged nails
• Swollen and stiff joints
• Itchy skin

Psoriasis causes scales or plaques to appear on the elbows, knees, other parts of the legs, scalp, lower back, face, palms, and soles of the feet.
However, these scales can occur anywhere on your body.
Places like your fingernails, toenails, and the soft tissues of the genitals can also be affected.
There are two classifications of this skin condition: Nonpustular Types and Pustular Nonpustular Types include:

• Psoriasis vulgaris (most common form of psoriasis)
• Psoriatic erythroderma which causes develops on the skin over most of the body surface.
  

Pustular Types: Pustular psoriasis looks like raised bumps.
These bumps are filled with noninfectious pus (pustules).
Pustular Types include:

• Generalized pustular psoriasis
• Annular pustular psoriasis
• Impetigo herpetiformis

There are other skin conditions that can be mistaken for psoriasis.
These include: Seborrheic dermatitis, Lichen planus, Ringworm of the body (tinea corporis), and Pityriasis rosea.
A correct diagnosis is obtained by two methods: Physical exam and your medical history; or by a skin biopsy Physical exam and medical history: A medical practitioner makes a diagnosis by taking your medical history and examining your skin, scalp and nails.
Skin biopsy: A small sample of skin (or a biopsy) is taken.
This skin is examined under a microscope to find out if you have psoriasis and, if so, what type you may have.
Medications Creams and ointments are used in mild to moderated cases.
These ointments are applied directly to your skin.
In more severe cases, creams are sometimes combined with light therapy or oral medications.
Some types of topical treatments include:

• Topical corticosteroids
• Vitamin D analogues
• Anthralin
• Topical retinoids
• Salicylic acid
• Coal tar
• Moisturizers

Types of light therapy (phototherapy) uses natural or artificial ultraviolet light.

• Sunlight
• UVB phototherapy
• Narrowband UVB therapy
• Pulsed dye laser
• Combination light therapy

Oral or injected medications that can be used as forms of treatment.
This type of treatment is used on more severe case of this skin disease or if other types of treatments are not successful.
Some of these forms of treatment include:

• Retinoids
• Methotrexate
• Cyclosporine
• Hydroxyurea
• Thioguanine...
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Beautiful skin can be yours even if you have psoriasis.
Control this skin condition by going to your doctor and get the correct medication.