Scalp psoriasis – the most common form of the disease

Psoriasis is a skin infectious disease that occurs in 1 of every 100 people, with 80% of the cases manifest the defeat of the scalp. Which results in the formation of red plates or points, between which is visible to the intact skin. The inflammation can expand and join with the others. Why psoriasis and as a cure, find below.

A brief summary of the pathology

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease. To this conclusion, the doctors was made after studies conducted on the plates that showed characteristic of autoimmune diseases changes, and the therapy that suppress the immune system drugs to significantly improve the General state. The disease is not transmitted from a sick to a healthy person.

Psoriasis can affect any person, but clinical experience allows to identify the main risk groups. So, often, the pathology affects women, genetically inherited form makes itself felt already in 15-25 years. Cases more than 50% of cases have relatives with psoriasis of one form or another. This means that the risk of this type of disorders is higher among those who have parents, brothers or sisters also have a diagnosis. Psoriasis of the scalp, as a general rule, you can hit the following places:

• partings;
• the upper part of the front;
• the area behind the ears;
• whiskey;
• the back of the head;
• the skin of the ears, including the ears;
• the arches of the eyebrows.

Normally, such as psoriasis has a wave-like nature of the flow, that is to say, it involves alternating periods of improvement and exacerbation of the stages. While the affected areas appear red teardrop shaped plates with fat content, that are regularly sloughed off and cause itching. This inflammatory process leads to serious consequences for the health, but it becomes a cause of serious psychological problems. Very often there is a vicious cycle in which psoriasis causes stress, and, in turn, causes complications for the appearance of the disease.

The disease itself does not cause the loss of hair, however temporary alopecia can lead some methods of therapy, stress or damage to the skin. Normally, the hair will grow back after the cleaning and the stabilization of the state psychoemotional.

Why is there?

The doctors still have not identified the causes exact that trigger the inflammatory response and excessive synthesis of the skin cells in the patient's body. At this point, the main hypothesis is genetic. It States that people have a predisposition innate to accelerate the renewal of keratinocytes (the main cells of the epidermis of the human skin). The manifestation of psoriasis, this trend causes a specific reaction of the immune system:

1. The body begins to produce quickly new cells that form psoriasis patches.
2. More serious inflammation of the skin of the affected area (the body treats it as something alien).
3. The more damaged the skin under the influence of the immune system, the more active is the division of queratinòcits..

For a long time, genetic factors may remain in a latent state, but he wakes up under the influence of factors, adverse. These include:

• Stress. Changes in the nervous system cause disorders in the activity of all organs, including the skin. In the end, this leads to changes in the division of the epithelial cells.
• Frequent trauma to the skin. Cause errors in the process of division and growth of queratinòcits..
• Infectious diseases. The germs attack the human immune system, especially if the disease is chronic. As a result, the immune system is constantly in tension and begins to attack the epithelial cells.
• The dryness and sensitivity of skin. In this case, the skin is often suffering from a trauma, therefore, likely to develop psoriasis.
• Weather conditions. When dry and cold air, the skin experiences an increased load, therefore, the possible violations, which will lead to psoriasis.
• Diseases of the endocrine system. They produce alterations in the development of melatonin, and cause an increase in the secretion of the growth hormone.

Another popular hypothesis says that psoriasis develops because of violations of metabolism. In this case, the body specifically reacts to the stimuli of the cells that are divided quickly of the dermis. Normally, the skin is renewed in less than 3 weeks, the patients it occurs within 5 days, resulting in head there are numerous plates. In this case, because of the exacerbation may be the following factors:

• injury of the scalp;
• emotional stress and stress;
• hormonal disorders;
• diseases of the endocrine system;
• bad habits (Smoking, alcohol abuse);
• infectious processes in the body;
• an improper diet;
• the use of certain medications;
• hypothermia, or prolonged exposure to the cold;
• the use of low-quality care products for the scalp.

In some cases, the starting point for the development of psoriasis may be a disease of the immune system that may occur as a result of severe stress or infectious diseases.

Revealed that the HIV-positive suffer from psoriasis in 3 times more often than healthy people.

As the pathology is shown?

Psoriasis develops slowly, and it is possible to identify in the different stages in the following processes:

1. On the surface of the skin appear pink rash, which are rounded, and the top covered with numerous plates of white color.
2. The lesions gradually grow and increase in diameter. In the end, it will become thickened psoriatic plaques that cause itching and burning. Subsequently, a strong inflammatory process.
3. Tissue grow excessively under the pressure of the excess reproduction of ectodermal cells on the plates and excessive accumulation of lymphocytes and macrophages. This leads to a thickening of the skin in the affected areas and the formation of red spots in the area of hair growth.
4. The patient has malaise and weakness. Could jump the temperature of the body.
5. The skin becomes sensitive, painful and more dense. Slowly, loses elasticity, becomes rough and is covered with plaques which flakes quickly.
6. When combing the scalp is covered with bleeding scratches, and cracks.
7. Plates gradually covered, so that the hair you see massive layers, resembles the dandruff.
8. Itching becomes more intense and does not let the person not the usual things.
9. The person is sad or constantly breaks down, great feeling cosmetic discomfort.
10. Pathology is distributed throughout the scalp and other parts of the body.

To minimize the manifestations of psoriasis required when the first of the lesions in the no contact with a dermatologist to be examined and start the treatment.

Characteristics symptoms in children

Psoriasis of the scalp, the child develops almost in the same way as in adults, but more often the disease is making them feel these symptoms:

• redness of the scalp, which is seen even through the hair;
• wet softening of the skin, which in medicine is called maceration;
• desquamation of plates;
• the formation of clusters of plates in certain areas of the scalp.

The age group younger psoriasis often resembles a formation of diaper rash. The disease develops very slowly and is difficult to treat.

Classification pathology

Scalp psoriasis is classified by two parameters, shape and stage of development. It is up to them what looks like a disease. Each parameter is considered separately.

Form

The form of psoriasis is of two types:

• Easy. Mainly manifested in the head in the shape of single lesions. Normally, the plates are small and covered with thin plates.
• Heavy. Psoriatic elements appear in all the scalp. The size of the plate and more thick, and that in the mild severity of the disease.

Stage

The Experts identified three stages of the pathology:

1. Progressive. On the scalp new lesions. Often affect the area in the contour of the hair growth. For psoriatic elements is peeling. Slowly, the Islands of the rash may merge, forming extensive areas of lesions. If the phase occurs during a recurrence of the disease, that already available elements are distributed on the periphery of what is called the phenomenon Kebner.
2. Stationary. The inflammatory process is maintained, but no new eruption. This stage is characterized by the blunting of the growth of the plates and in the absence of a hyperemic rim along the contour of the skin elements.
3. Regressive. Reduces the volume of the lesions, which indicates the effectiveness of the therapy. Gradually disappear the existing plaques, which are replaced by the spots of the liver. The patient no longer worried about peeling, itching and other symptoms of the disease.

Diagnosis

If there was an eruption on the scalp, you need to consult a dermatologist. In addition, you can consult with a specialist in the treatment of the hair (officia) and a beautician that will help you choose the shampoos and other care. The diagnosis of the disease has a very important role in the identification of the psoriatic triad, which consists of such phenomena as:

• Stearic points. Enhanced scale and the plate is silver in color and resemble stearin.
• Psoriatic film. If you remove the plate, and in its place will appear glossy wet surface.
• Blood dew. When combing plates appear to drip point of bleeding.

These symptoms allow diagnosis by visual inspection. The doctor takes into account the details of the story, including clarifies if the patient, their family and with psoriasis. To confirm the diagnosis, the doctor may order a biopsy (biopsy material from the affected areas) and the planting of flora to exclude a fungal infection. In the case of generalized forms of psoriasis will be more General analysis of blood. During the intoxication that show an elevated erythrocyte rate sedimentation (esr) and elevated white blood cell count.

General Medicine

Psoriasis of the scalp, requires an individual treatment that will help to relieve the unpleasant symptoms, and the most important thing - to achieve long-term remission with any type of pathology. For these purposes, often named complex therapy. Each component deserves special attention.

It is aimed at the suppression of chronic inflammatory reactions and the excess of formation of keratocytes, as this pathological processes that underlie disease. As part of the therapy overall, the doctor may prescribe the following medications:

• means of nonspecific immunotherapy (Pirogenal, ATP);
• vitamin complex;
• immunomodulators;
• aromatic retinoids (Etretinate, Acitretin);
• cytostatics;
• corticosteroids;
• solution Gemodeza intravenous drip injection.

Reception of medicines cytotoxic and corticosteroids is appropriate in the case of heavy course of the psoriasis and when the severity of the symptoms in the scalp. If the psoriasis is also complicated by the accession of infection, in the course of treatment of antibiotics.

In the framework of the therapy overall the doctor may also prescribe antidepressants. Are necessary, in order to reduce and resolve associated with psoriasis emotional problems - depression, stress, increased anxiety and phobia socialis. In addition, these drugs can improve the patient resistance to stress, reduce the frequency and severity of exacerbations of psoriasis on the background of nervous tension, improve the quality of sleep. Some medications have antihistamine effect and, therefore, also help to relieve the itching.