As soon as the people realize they have to psoriasis, and initiate appropriate treatment, the greater is the probability that the disease will not be in the functioning of the form. To determine with precision who has the symptoms of this disease of the skin, you need to know how it works in the first stage of the psoriasis. The disease has features of its own, displaying a look at the diagnosis. To learn more about them you can from the article: then we are not only symptom descriptions, but a photo of the initial stages of psoriasis.
How to start a psoriasis and what is this disease
Psoriasis is a skin disease of inflammatory nature, which is impossible to cure. Once in front of the disease, a person becomes a victim for life.
The disease develops because of the poor immune response of the organism to different stimuli internal and external. The causes of psoriasis include injury to the dermis, the violation of metabolic processes in the body, weak immune system, severe hypothermia, and for many other reasons.
The symptoms of psoriasis are easy to confuse with a variety of dermatitis, the cause of many diseases of the skin accompanied by the appearance of red rashes on body that itch and flake. In order to distinguish the disease from other important to know how it works psoriasis in the initial phase.
The first stage of psoriasis, accompanied by the formation in various parts of the body psoriatic lesions in one or several characters. In the body, arms, legs, face are characterized by a red or pink spots that often have clearly defined limits. Clear boundaries can be seen in photos of psoriasis in the article.
How it works psoriasis
Many patients are interested in how to differentiate psoriasis from diseases such as diathesis, allergic? To answer this question exactly impossible. The main distinguishing feature is the location of the lesions. Psoriatic plaque, in the majority of cases, appear on areas of the body, unusual rash allergic. Psoriasis affects places that are subjected to mechanical friction, for example, clothes, shoes, etc.
In order to understand the impact of psoriasis, you should study in detail the degree of development of the disease.
Stage of development of psoriasis
The disease is characterized by a chronic course that includes periods of exacerbation of symptoms and remission. A decrease in the manifestations of psoriasis usually occurs in the summer season under the influence of the light of the sun. In the winter, late autumn and early spring, the symptoms worsen.
There are three stages of the disease:
- Progressive (primary) stage of psoriasis is manifested as the typical rash of a reddish-pink color that appear on the skin. At the beginning of the disease, the rash is small, its diameter is several millimeters, but as the progression of the disease, the lesion area increases due to the merging of separate injuries into a great place. As a result, they formed the so-called psoriatic plaques which are areas rounded lesions, hot to the touch and slightly raised above the skin health. Around the affected areas, you may notice reddened areas inflamed. Rash accompanied by itching. Its intensity varies in each case: some patients hardly suffer from the itching, while the rest of the skin of psoriasis is itching. Then begins the peeling of the affected areas.
- After progressing stage begins a period of relative stability. New eruptions do not appear, the old dry, itching is reduced.
- In the final period is a decrease in the number of injuries. From the affected areas gradually separated earlier formed crust or plate (depending on the variety of psoriasis), revealing a layer smooth pink skin. In some cases, the site of the old lesions remain depigmented patches.
Symptoms early stages of psoriasis
The first signs of the disease will depend on the variety of the disease. Then you will see how to recognize psoriasis in the initial phase in different cases.
- Pustular (exudative). The initial phase of psoriasis, this type is characterized by the appearance on the skin of small bubbles or blisters filled with clear or yellowish fluid. The illness usually starts suddenly, in some cases, the first signs of the disease may occur even in a couple of hours. Eruptions are accompanied by local fever, headache, weakness, nausea. Blisters may itch, but combing them is not recommended. If the bubble is open, the cavity can get infected, which can lead to an inflammation and suppuration. In addition, instead of scratching can be ugly scars. With the development of the disease and the number of lesions increases, the individual bubbles merge into large "lakes", and the skin around them is very red and is converted into heat. With time, the blisters burst and in its place was formed a dry crust of red, pink or white.
- Vulgaris (plaque, normal and current). This is the most common type of psoriasis. His first degree is easy to recognize: the skin appear rounded reddish areas slightly raised above the skin health. The rest of the outline of these lesions are clearly visible: it has a red color due to the inflammatory process, which began around the eruption. The diameter of the lesions in the initial stage can vary from 1 to several cm Over time and that increases in size and merge with adjacent areas of the lesions, forming the so-called psoriatic plaques. Slowly on the surface of the plates with a characteristic of the plaque in white or grey, similar to melt the wax. Thanks to this analogy psoriatic plaques called "paraffin lakes". The plate has a flexible structure and can be easily scraped off, revealing a soft under the skin red or pink. In the future, the procedure starts to drip bleed (this is the so-called phase of "blood dew"). With the development of the disease of the psoriasis patches dry and disappear with time. Below you can see the red or depigmented patches of skin.
- Drip (tear-shaped). It is the second most common (after vulgar) the type of disease. The initial phase of psoriasis guttate type is characterized by the appearance in the patient's body small (1 to 3 mm in diameter) lesions papules. Seem to be droplets of red. First, the number of the papules, and their size may not cause concern. However, as the progression of the disease of rashes on the skin becomes more and more over time, it can cover almost the whole body. Changes the size of the wheals: if at the beginning of the disease, its diameter is 1-3 mm, and then, after a while you will merge into a large spot size up to 10 cm during the initial phase of droplet-type psoriasis papules usually are not inflamed, however, if it is zero, which can get infected, this leads to inflammation and suppuration. As the progression of the disease the papules dry up, the tops are formed by dry white flakes.
- Psoriasis of the scalp. The defeat exposed the scalp, the forehead, the neck in neck, areas around the ears. The main symptom of the initial stages of psoriasis of the scalp the appearance of oily white or yellow scales, resembling dandruff. The flaky skin, itching and rough, the area around the flakes red and inflamed. In some cases, the appearance of purulent crusts. Progressive phase of the disease can cause great physical and psychological discomfort. The hair of the patient is usually not affected: they do not fall off and have the same rate of growth that was observed before the disease. The defeat exposed exclusively the skin of the scalp.
- Palmar-plantar. This type of psoriasis affects the palms and fingers of the hands and the soles of the feet of the patient. The rash may be presented as pustules and infiltrated plaques. While the rest of the body of the patient is usually do not suffer from a psoriatic rash. A characteristic feature of the initial phase of psoriasis on hands and feet – the presence of rough, dry scales, beneath which is a reddish-pink skin that is prone to bleeding. Also, the disease at an initial stage, is often accompanied by the formation of a deep and painful cracks.
- The plaque psoriasis of the nail. The initial phase of this variety of the disease is characterized by the appearance at the nail plate of small depressions and grooves, the progressive thickening of the nail, small petechial haemorrhages under the nails of the plate, change its color, white or yellow. The skin around the nail often becomes red and inflamed. Another variant of the disease – the gradual separation of the nail from the nail bed.
- Psoriatic arthritis. The disease can affect not only the skin but also the joints. Most often the initial phase of the disease manifests in the first symptoms of psoriasis of the skin. Joints change shape, its bending and extension, it becomes painful and problematic.
- Psoriasis mucous membranes. After a lesion of the skin, the disease can move to the mucous membranes. Most often, the failure is exposed to the inner surface of the cheeks and genitals. To know the initial phase of psoriatic lesions of the mucous membranes is possible by the appearance in them of the white crusts surrounded by a red inflamed areas.
Psoriasis in children: initial phase
The risk of this disease in children because parents and even some doctors may confuse the symptoms for the symptoms of simple allergies or atopic dermatitis. They may be considered the characteristic features of psoriasis in children in the photo. The initial phase of the disease is a bit different from the adult variant of the disease appears first in the folds of the skin and is accompanied with the maceration of the Horny layer of the skin.
The initial phase of psoriasis treatment
It is important to know exactly how to treat the initial phase of psoriasis on the face, elbows, head and other parts of the body to prevent the progression of the disease. Depending on the type, localization and intensity of lesions the doctor will recommend the use of corticosteroids, sedatives and protivozudnam drugs. Also used the creams, ointments, sprays. Your task is to soften the crust psoriasis, to nourish dry skin and fight the inflammation.
Is there a cure for psoriasis in the initial phase of the home remedies popular?
If the disease is at an early stage, the treatment of folk ways that you can give a positive result. However, in any case, you need to consult with your doctor regarding the safety of a medium.
Typically, for the treatment of psoriasis in the initial phase in household use of birch tar, propolis, baking soda, the juice of celandine, boiled herbs. The positive effect is the use of natural oils – sea buckthorn, olive, sunflower. You can also use essential oils of lavender, rosemary, tea tree. As for treatments, you can bath, lotion, compresses, rinsing, ointments, home-cooked and lotions.