As the weather gradually warms up.
At the same time, skin diseases have also "recovered", and many people have begun to feel that their bodies are itching and itching.
There were still all kinds of small red bumps on the body, the skin had become dry and peeling, the eyes were red, and it seemed that there were ten thousand ants crawling around.
And this situation may be psoriasis.
Psoriasis, what kind of disease is it?
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, and so far there is no specific drug that can completely cure psoriasis. Although the disease is not life-threatening, it can have a big impact on the health and mental state of the patient.
According to epidemiological surveys, there are currently more than 6.5 million psoriasis patients on the mainland.
In fact, in the early stage of psoriasis, if the timely application of drugs can alleviate its symptoms and control the progression of the disease, so it is very important to understand the early symptoms of psoriasis.
What are the symptoms of early psoriasis?
First, the skin has scales falling off
In general, the onset of psoriasis is very urgent, the skin will appear red patches, the boundaries are relatively clear, there is a red halo around, and the shape of the plaques is found to be different.
When wet with water, the plaque will thicken, and the performance will cover multiple layers of silvery-white scales, and a reddish, shiny translucent membrane will appear after the scales fall off.
It is common in the head, lumbosacral area, and on the sides of the limbs, and some patients with psoriasis also experience varying degrees of itching.
Second, flushing, swelling and heat, and body fever
Erythroderma psoriasis is mainly manifested by flushing swelling and body fever, which is more serious and is caused by taking irritating drugs or hormones.
The skin of the whole body will appear a large area of flushing, the tissues under the skin will be red, swollen and scaly, and it will also be accompanied by symptoms such as cold intolerance, fever throughout the body, increase in the number of cells, and lymph node damage.
Third, chills and fever
Generalized pustular psoriasis is characterized by erythema on the skin.
The surface of the erythema has dense pustules and collects into pus, usually occurring in the folds of the body and the outside of the bent limbs, and after the disease worsens, there will be symptoms such as chills and fever, joint pain, and general malaise, and periodic attacks will occur.
Fourth, rheumatoid arthritis
There are also some types of psoriasis patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the joints of the whole body will be affected to varying degrees, especially the end of the toe joints will appear obvious pain, the joint and the surrounding skin of the joint will appear red and swollen.
Once I have psoriasis, how can I treat it?
In the face of this incurable disease, current medical treatment is mainly aimed at relieving symptoms and reducing the inconvenience of patients' lives.
At present, external medication, systemic therapy, physical therapy and other therapies are mainly used in medicine, but these treatments cannot completely cure psoriasis.
Because psoriasis has a long course, is prone to recurrence, and there is no way to cure it, patients also need to maintain a good attitude, avoid factors that induce recurrence as much as possible, cooperate with treatment under the guidance of doctors, and do not stop the drug at will.
Can a psoriasis patient have children?
As mentioned earlier, psoriasis cannot be cured, and once it is almost lifelong, it also has a certain genetic chance.
Many patients are afraid to have children because they are worried about inheriting it to their children, although this disease is not fatal in the short term, but like cancer, it constantly erodes the space for normal life.
As for whether you can get pregnant, you also need to understand the genetic knowledge of psoriasis.
In general, if a single parent develops psoriasis, the prevalence of their children is 16%, and if both parents develop psoriasis, the probability is about 50%.
Therefore, in order to ensure the health of the next generation, it is recommended that women who are trying to conceive also need to go to regular hospitals for correction, and make a detailed record of the treatment plan, drug use, use cycle and dose, so as to judge whether they can get pregnant and give correct guidance.