psoriasis - Answer-chronic inflammatory skin disease
age? - Answer-any age
but usually between 2nd and 3rd decades of life
or 6th decade of life
cause - Answer-unknown
potentially genetic ?
percipitating factors -8 things - Answer-■ Trauma — psoriasis can appear at sites of inju...
age? - Answer-any age
but usually between 2nd and 3rd decades of life
or 6th decade of life
cause - Answer-unknown
potentially genetic ?
percipitating factors -8 things - Answer-■ Trauma — psoriasis can appear at sites of
injury, such as scratches, surgical wounds and even tattoos
■ Infection — guttate psoriasis is often triggered by pharyngitis caused by beta-
haemolytic streptococci
■ Hormonal events (eg, menstruation)
■ Sunlight (although sunlight usually im- proves psoriasis, the condition can worsen
on exposure in 10 per cent of cases)
■ Drugs (eg, beta-blockers, angiotensin-con- verting enzyme inhibitors, antimalarial
agents and lithium)
■ Alcohol intake
■ Cigarette smoking
■ Profound psychological stress (eg, bereave-
ment or divorce)
Types of psoriasis: name 3 and which is most common - Answer-Guttate psoriasis
Pustular and erythrodermic psoriasis
chronic plaque psoriasis - Answer-well defined thickened red plaques
plaques are raised patches on the skin covered with silvery scales that are liberally
shed.
on black skin the plaque appears - Answer-dark red and the scale appears greyish
can occur _________ on the body - Answer-anywhere
most commonly affected area is - Answer-scalp,
outside surfaces of the limbs
lower back
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