What is Psoriasis?
Psoriasis, which is an inflammatory disease of the skin, is characterized by the emergence of blisters that desquamate with redness of skin. These plates emerge in several parts of the body, especially on the knees, elbows, and scalp. This disease can be treated in a number of clinics and hospitals in Izmir, Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul, and Turkey.
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What are the Types and Symptoms?
There are eight types that will be listed below:
Plaque psoriasis or psoriasis vulgaris: Red, circular patches, covered with thick crusts of white skins that desquamate. They are generally found on the elbows, knees, scalp, and buttocks. These patches cause aggressive itching.
Nail psoriasis: it attacks nails, hands, and feet. Small peeling, crumbling, streaking, and thickening may appear.
Scalp psoriasis: it is in the form of red patches with white crusts on the scalp.
Palmoplantar psoriasis: this kind of psoriasis has a negative impact on the palms of the hands and feet.
Inverse psoriasis: red patches that emerge in the armpits, groin, near the genitals. It is painful.
Guttate psoriasis: This rare type affects children and adolescents more than adults. The plates are too small in the form of shaped drops that exist on the trunk, arms, and legs.
Erythrodermic Psoriasis: a large part of the skin is red and inflamed, there is often a fever.
Pustular psoriasis: white patches on the hands and sole of the foot. This type can also have an impact on the fingers.
What are the risks?
There are many risk factors that trigger the appearance of plaques in people who have already had psoriasis:
- Genetic
- Stress
- Climates whether cold or dry
- Overconsumption of alcohol
- Smoking
- Infection in the throat or in the respiratory tract
- Reaction or allergy to a drug
- Exposure to sun's rays (sunburn).
- Reaction or exposure to chemicals.
To treat this inflammatory disease: what are the possible treatments?
The Garra Rufa which is the fish that eats psoriasis is among the treatments. We can also treat it with creams prescribed by a dermatologist, such as light therapy UVB or ciclosporin.
Cost of treatment in Turkey and Istanbul
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