Psoriasis of the scalp – the most common form of the disease

Psoriasis is a skin infectious disease that occurs in 1 out of 100 people, with 80% of the cases showed the defeat of the scalp. This causes the formation of red panels, or patches, between which is visible on the undamaged skin. Inflammation may enlarge and combine with each other. Why psoriasis and as a cure, you will learn below.

A brief summary of the pathology of the

Psoriasis on the head is an autoimmune disease. This conclusion by the doctors, which was made after studies conducted in the panels you showed, a characteristic of autoimmune diseases, changes and therapies that suppress the immune system drug to substantially improve the General situation. The disease is not transmitted from a sick to a healthy person.

Psoriasis can affect anyone, but clinical experience allows to identify the main risk groups. So that, 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 in one form or another. This means that the risk of this disease is higher among those whose parents, brothers or sisters also have such a diagnosis. Psoriasis of the scalp, as a rule, you can hit the following sites:

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

Usually, both psoriasis has a wave-like nature of the flow, that is, involving alternating periods of improvement and deterioration stages. While the affected areas appear red tears in the form of plates with a high fat content that are from time to time, it's off and cause itching. Thus, the inflammatory process, which leads to serious health consequences, but it becomes a cause of serious psychological problems. Very often it is a vicious circle, in which psoriasis causes stress, and he, in turn, causes complications for the occurrence of pathology.

The disease itself does not cause hair loss but a temporary hair loss can lead to some treatment methods, stress and damage to the skin. Usually hair grow back, after cleaning and stabilization of psychoemotional state.

Why is there?

The doctors still have not identified the exact causes that trigger the inflammatory response and the excessive synthesis of skin cells on the patient's body. At this point the leading hypothesis is genetic. Stating that individuals who have a congenital predisposition for the speedy reconstruction of the keratinocytes (the main cells in the epidermis of human skin). Forms of psoriasis such tendency causes a specific reaction of the immune system:

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

For a long time, genetic factors may remain in a latent state, but he wakes up under the influence of adverse factors. 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 epithelial cells.
• Frequent damage to the skin. These cause errors in the process of division and growth of keratinocytes.
• Infectious diseases. Microbes 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.
• Dryness and skin sensitivity. In this case, the skin is often suffering from injury, so it is likely that the development of psoriasis.
• Climatic conditions. When the dry and cold air, the skin undergoes a larger load, therefore, possible infringement, which will lead to psoriasis.
• Diseases of the endocrine system. They cause disturbances in the development of melatonin, causing increased growth hormone secretion.

Another popular hypothesis, which says that psoriasis develops due to violations of metabolism. In this case, the body specifically responds to stimuli in the rapidly dividing cells of the dermis. Usually, the skin is restored within a period of 3 weeks, the patients it occurs within 5 days, which is in the head, that many of the panels. In this case, that cause acute may of 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;
• improper diet;
• use of certain medications;
• hypothermia, or prolonged exposure to the cold;
• the use of low-quality care products for the scalp.

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

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

As the pathology is shown?

Psoriasis develops slowly, it is possible to identify 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 in white.
2. For the injury, which gradually grow and increase in diameter. At the end, but they are in thickened psoriatic plates, which cause the itching and burning sensation. After this, a strong inflammatory process.
3. The tissue grows too much under the pressure of excessive reproduction of ectodermal cells in the plaques, and excessive accumulation of lymphocytes and macrophages. This causes thickening of the skin in the affected areas and the formation of red spots in the field of hair growth.
4. The patient has nausea and weakness. He could jump body temperature.
5. The skin becomes sensitive, painful and more dense. Gradually, it loses elasticity, becomes rough and is covered with panels, which flakes quickly.
6. When combing the scalp is covered with bleeding scratches and cracks.
7. The plates gradually shed, so the hair you see massive layers, which resemble dandruff.
8. The itching becomes more intense and will not even to the person not the usual things.
9. A person who is depressed, or constantly breaks down, a feeling of great aesthetic discomfort.
10. The pathology is distributed throughout the scalp and other parts of the body.

To minimize the manifestations of psoriasis requires, when the first injury on the head, to contact your dermatologist to be examined and start treatment.

The characteristics of the symptoms in children

Psoriasis of the scalp, the child develops almost in the same way as in adults, but most often the disease makes itself felt these symptoms:

• redness on the scalp that shows through the hair;
• the wet softening of the skin, which in medicine is called maceration;
• desquamation of the panels;
• clustering the panels in certain areas of the scalp.

The younger the age group psoriasis often resembles the occurrence of diaper rashes. The disease develops very slowly and is difficult to treat.

The classification of the pathology of the

Psoriasis of the scalp are classified by two parameters - the form and stage of development. It depends on them what looks like a disease. Each parameter will be addressed separately.

Form

Form of psoriasis is of two types:

• Easy. Mainly manifested in the head, in the form of a single lesion. Typically, the panels are small and covered with thin panels.
• Heavy. Psoriatic elements appear on the entire scalp. The size of the plaque and more and thickness as the mild severity of the disease.

Phase

Experts recognize three stages of the pathology:

1. Gradually. On the scalp new lesions. Usually affect the area in the contour of the hair growth. For psoriatic elements is removed. Gradually, the Islands of rash may merge, forming extensive areas of lesions. If is the phase that occurs during relapse of the disease, which is already available elements are divided into the outskirts of what is called the phenomenon Kebner.
2. In the stationary. The inflammatory process remains, but no new rash. This phase is characterized by blunting of the growth plates and the absence of a hyperemic rim along the contour of the skin elements.
3. Regressive. Reduce the range of injuries, which shows the effectiveness of the therapy. Gradually disappear the existing panels, which are replaced by liver spots. The patient is no longer worried about peeling, itching and other symptoms of pathology.

Diagnosis

If there was a rash on the scalp, you should consult with a dermatologist. Additionally, it may consult with a specialist in hair treatment (officia) and cosmetic services that will help you choose the shampoos and other care. The diagnosis of a disease that plays a large role in determining the psoriatic triad, consisting of such phenomena, such as:

• Stearic spots. Enhanced scaling and plaque are silver-colored and resembling stearin.
• Psoriatic film. If you remove the stopper, and in their place will appear glossy wet surface.
• Blood dew. When the combing plate is shown the drip point of bleeding.

These symptoms allow diagnosis by visual inspection. The doctor takes into account the data history, including explains, or the patient's relatives with psoriasis. To confirm the diagnosis, your doctor may order a biopsy (biopsy material from the affected area) and the planting of plant species to exclude a fungal infection. In the case of generalized forms of psoriasis is an additional General analysis of blood. Between the blood alcohol showed high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (EFF) and elevated white blood cell count.

General medicine

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

It is designed to suppress the chronic inflammatory reaction and excessive formation of de keratocytes, as the pathological processes that affect the disease. As part of the overall therapy, the doctor may prescribe the following medicines:

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

Receiving cytotoxic drugs and corticosteroids is appropriate in the case of heavy course of psoriasis and when the severity of symptoms on the scalp. If psoriasis is also complicated by the accession of infection, during treatment with antibiotics are.

In the context of the entire therapy the doctor may also prescribe antidepressants. They are necessary for the reduction and remedy associated with psoriasis, emotional problems - depression, stress, increased anxiety and phobias socialis. Moreover, such drugs will improve patient's resistance to stress, reduce the frequency and severity of exacerbations of psoriasis on the background of nervous tension, improve sleep quality. Some drugs have antihistamine effect and thus, also help relieve itching.