TYPES OF PSORIASIS:

Plaque Psoriasis

Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis. Approximately, 9 out of 10 people with psoriasis have plaque psoriasis. The skin is red and covered with silvery scales. Circular- to oval-shaped red plaques that sometimes itch or burn are typical of plaque psoriasis. The patches usually are found on the elbows, knees, trunk, or scalp but may be found on any part of the skin. 

Guttate Psoriasis

Guttate psoriasis can occur as the initial outbreak of psoriasis, often in children and young adults 1 - 3 weeks after a viral or bacterial (usually streptococcal) respiratory or throat infection. A family history of psoriasis and stressful life events are also highly linked with the start of guttate psoriasis. The patches are teardrop-shaped and appear suddenly, usually over the trunk and often on the arms, legs, or scalp. Guttate psoriasis can also develop in patients who have already had other forms of psoriasis, most often in people treated with widely-applied topical products containing corticosteroids. 

Inverse Psoriasis

Patches usually appear as smooth inflamed areas without a scaly surface. They occur in the folds of the skin, such as under the armpits or breast, or in the groin. Inverse psoriasis may be especially difficult to treat.

Seborrheic Psoriasis

Patches appear as red scaly areas on the scalp, behind the ears, above the shoulder blades, in the armpits or groin, or in the center of the face. 

Nail Psoriasis

Tiny white pits are scattered in groups across the nail. Toenails and sometimes fingernails may have yellowish spots. Long ridges may also develop across and down the nail. The nail bed often separates from the skin of the finger and collections of dead skin can build up underneath the nail. Over half of patients with psoriasis have abnormal changes in their nails, which may appear before other skin symptoms. About 20% of such cases evolve from psoriasis itself. The condition may also be triggered by certain psoriasis treatments, and other medications such as corticosteroids or various other drugs. 

Pustular Psoriasis

Patches become pus-filled and blister-like. The blisters eventually turn brown and form a scaly crust or peel off. Pustules usually appear on the hands and feet. When they form on the palms and soles, the condition is called palmar-plantar pustulosis. Pustular psoriasis may erupt as the first occurrence of psoriasis, or it may evolve from plaque psoriasis.

Homoeopathic management:

Psoriasis being a constitutional trouble, it requires deep acting genetic constitutional remedy along with other genetic combination medicines. This by acting at genetic level stops the progress of complications of psoriasis and nullifies them completely. Further, the medicines work towards impeding the proliferation of skin cells which inevitably alleviates excessive scaling and stimulate the body’s own healing potential by restoring balance of the immune system and countering the genetic predisposition some of commonly used homoeopathic medicines in psoriasis are Graphites, Natrum Mur, Lycopodium, Sulphur, Sepia, staphysagria, Baryta carb, prosperous, pulsatilla but should be taken under strict medical supervision. Psoriasis is an obstinate and chronic disease. There is no shortcut to its cure. 

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