PSORIASIS – DESCRIPTION
Psoriasis is a miserable complaint because there is no cure and as it doesn’t kill anyone, it doesn’t have the “glamor” to attract money for research.
Few doctors see psoriasis as a challenge to their therapeutic skill and many leave their patients to their own devices, yet many people have turned away from life, hiding their skin and themselves from an insensitive world because of this disease.
Psoriasis is a skin disease of unknown cause. The fault appears to lie in the superficial skin cells which are produced too rapidly. The rash is usually dry, reddened and covered with silvery scales.
It is common on the extensor surfaces, such as the elbows and knees. It is also common on the lower back and can affect the hair and the nails and, sometimes, can affect the whole body. It may or may not itch.
Psoriasis usually starts in the teens or early 20s, but may appear for the first time in the elderly or it may develop in young children.
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