On the war with an own skin.

 And we can to see are patients with covering elbows, knees with whitish plaques, like secret geographical map, this is not contagious lichen or dangerous infection, this is a fault for old diseases, which mentioned at Old Testament , and name her is psoriasis. As a name for psoriasis, the disease is occurs from an ancient   Cretan translates is itching condition. And this is true, that itch and rashes are a most often diseases symptoms. And long time ago, patients with psoriasis are stayed as contagious and dangerous, but external kind with this ugly disease are scared and repelled. And patients are gone in exiles and lived at full isolated from an other. But to the end for 19th century scientists are ability arranged all points over I  ,as for one time and always proved this fact, that you cannot infect with psoriasis.

As very riddle and secret disease of skin, as patient ability to meet with him on the childhood and adult ages , as in cells for skin something broken , they are separating with a fast speed, but not die. In results are plaques displaying and itching spots, covering with a small flakes. And why this is happening? Specialist are not ability to answer you, but disease nature is autoimmune and having genetical factor, if somebody from a family had psoriasis , thus risk here in you are 20 percents, if both are had thus on 69 percents. And factors triggers for running a disease or leading to recidive and having diseases are:

Endocrine diseases as sugar diabetes, immune deficit conditions, chronic infections are caries, kidneys inflammation, streptococcus infection, strong stress or worries, anxiety, is a key factor for lots of disease and skin affecting too, addiction of spirit drinks, and smoking,  using a few remedies as salts of lithium, anti malaria, interferons, beta-blockers.

Psoriasis and other skin diseases slowly beginning, and on begin  a skin is red,that you can sure this is allergy or irritation, later this part is roughs, covering a small, like a dust whitish plaques, which are elevating over skin. And after disease is grows ,like a snow ball, these rashes disp;laying on any skin parts, elbows bending, knee joints, palms, heels of legs, head, auricles. And damages sides with plaques are roughing, cracking and staying, like hard and rough carapace. And body looking, like on a freaky geographical map, speckled with hills and gullies. And myths ,that psoriasis is not itching are not true ,that lots of patients feeling hurt, itch are in new rashes displaying. Still here one peculiarity ,that nails damaging, nail plate is not flat and tuberous, on a her  displaying are small, depressed points, and nail looks ,like thimble. Sometimes on his surface displaying a yellow-brown spot ,like a trace from olive oil spreading. If on a body displayed spot or plaque and staying ten days, thus visit dermatologist, doctor will check your skin with special device, after doing a skin test with a special small glass, that he will scrape off plaque. And on this place as first symptom   is   abundantly separating white plaques, and skin staying a matte -whitish  .And second is on this place displaying a small transparent film. Third symptom   is on a skin displaying small red drops as blood s dew ,that test is allow a right diagnosis to put on 95 percents cases.

Ache joints are still weighty occasion visit specialist, where is rheumatologist will check your plaques too, if they are displayed earlier, than joints hurt.For diagnosis put and evaluate arthritis severity you need to do x ray test.