My friend suffering from psoriasis whole body including face also since October 2015. He consulted hemopat and allopathy but did not cure is any treatment available in any pathy please advice.

Dr. Lalit Kumar TripathyGeneral Physician40yrs exp

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.It is due to abnormality in immune system. It could be due to emotional stress, dugs like anti hypertensive (b blockers), anti malarial like hydroxyl chloroquine, ibuprofen. It runs in families. Skin cells multiply 10 times faster-raised red plaques covered with white scales. Mostly affect knees, elbow,scalp. Cl/F-plaques of red skin often covered with loose silver coloured scales wich may be itchy, painful and sometimes crack/bleed, disorder of finger nail/toe nail with discoloration and pitting of nails, sometimes nail may fall ou from nail bed, plaques of scale or crusts in scalp. May be associated with psoriatic arthritis. Treatment-steroid based cream/salicylic acid ointment/topical retinoids (vitamin A Prepn)/coaltar ointment/shampoo/calcipotriene topical ointment. With treatment lesions can subside after few months. C0nsult skin specialist for advice and treatment. 

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