Psoriasis, the causes of which explored insufficiently, until today remains a mystery to scientists all over the world. The disease is able to develop suddenly, regardless of the age and sex of the patient.
In the last time marked the initial development of psoriasis in children and women, without any провоцирующих reasons. In rare cases, the disease can pass itself, but, as usual, to achieve long-term remission specific treatment is required, and the desire to get by the patient himself.
Theory of the origin of psoriasis
Between the medics and the scientists there are several theories of the development of the disease:
HEREDITARY. The genetic mode of transmission of the disease is CONSIDERED to be the most COMMON, because the observation of doctors in every second case out of three is celebrating the availability of the psoriasis in the medical history. When entering провоцирующих factors, the first symptoms of the disease appear inevitable. As usual, when he inherited the celebrated relationship with the floor of the children (the disease often develops in homosexual relatives).
IMMUNE. The immune theory of disease is regarded as its main founders. The immune components are present virtually in every inflammation, the immune character, that in some cases makes it easier to симптоматику disease.
However, despite the sufficient amount of carried out researches the immune theory of psoriasis, triggered by its occurrence (firing mechanisms) up to the end is not clear. Therefore, preventive measures for the development of the disease sets, in the first place, strengthen the immune system (especially in women, older patients and children) and protection of the skin (including the head) from the diseases of infectious nature. This is the reason, the immune theory manifested the most severe complications: psoriatic arthritis (объясняющий causes of psoriasis on the elbows, knees, and the hands of the hands), and in some cases — the defeat of the spine.
НЕЙРОГЕННАЯ. According to the theory of психосоматики, the disease can be caused by disorders of the functioning of the nervous system, due to the strong stress. In other words, the patient's mental state directly reflects on the condition of the patient, in result of which may arise psoriatic manifestations on the hands, head, legs and so on, in Addition, that the factor, which confirms that the development of the disease on the background of the психосоматики, is a positive impact седативных drugs, which again points to the spiritual causes of psoriasis.
ОБМЕННАЯ. Research studies do not rule out the development of the disease in connection with the violation of metabolic processes. As usual in the majority of patients experienced hypothermia, which suggests that the slowing of metabolic processes. In addition, infringement of exchange of lipids suggests elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood, and weakening of immunity is confirmed by a decrease in vitamins (A, In), as well as copper, iron and zinc, observed in 2/3 of all заболевших.
In any case, the 4 celebrate diabetes mellitus, pointing to the violation of carbohydrate metabolism and the metabolic nature of the occurrence of the disease confirms the disruption of the functioning of the thyroid glands, pancreas and sexual glands, despite the vigorous treatment.
ALLERGIC. Proponents of this theory believe that the psoriatic manifestations are due to allergies. This is evidenced by the fact that this disease, as well as allergies, does not apply to infectious, and it manifests itself strongly зудящими сыпями dermal level of the stands are. This is the reason why psoriasis is very often prescribed antihistamines. In addition, there is a similar симптоматика in allergic and псориатического arthritis.
REPLACEMENT. This hypothesis is associated with disturbances in the hormonal background, which are held in the body (during menopause, sexual maturation, pregnancy, etc.). However, this recommendation is not become popular, because in the majority of patients with psoriasis developed when the hormone of "calm".
ИНФЕКЦИОННАЯ. Such a theory of the origin of the disease is one of the most common. When this causes, the manifestations of psoriatic symptomatology associated with the various representatives (спирохеты, стрептококки, etc.). However, neither bacteria nor fungi in the implementation of the tests had shown itself as a leading. Some scientists believe that the development of an acute infectious disease is able to affect the time дерматозов due to the weakening of the immune defense (reversible and irreversibly). However, despite numerous studies, инфекционная theory found confirmation.
VIRAL. The viral nature of the occurrence of the disease has a large number of supporters. However, on the basis of surveys of the viral theory is not confirmed as the main, because not once there has been no transmission of the disease from a sick to a healthy person, despite the fact that they were hundreds of direct переливаний blood from sick patients.
Descender the mechanisms of the disease
As a result of numerous studies of the causes of psoriasis, doctors have found that there are other precipitating conditions for the formation of the disease. The reasons for the psoriatic manifestations may be both internal and external factors.
The most common causes precipitating the disease:
- the deterioration of the disease can cause acute and chronic infectious processes in the body (ARI, гаймориты, тонзиллиты, scarlet fever, tonsillitis, etc.), and also the status after vaccination. In general, these diseases weaken the immune system, which leads to рецидивам disease;
- in 40% of patients to the development of exacerbations lead to psychological and stress situations (different types of depression, the crisis of a personal nature). And so to reduce the acute symptomatology that so often prescribes sedatives;
- trigger psoriasis may long-lasting treatment медикаментозными medications, especially antibiotics and immunomodulators. These drugs are able to cause disturbances in the functioning of the immune system in response to the stimuli;
- an important role for the development or exacerbation of the disease play bad habits (smoking, alcohol), and also the wrong food sick with the abuse of fats and fast carbs;
- symptoms of psoriasis can be caused by the influence of chemical preparations for external use (especially on the hands), which are often used in homes, including remedies against parasites;
- the aggravation of the illness is possible when violation of the integrity of the skin due to mechanical action (injuries, burns, injections, bites, etc.);
- relapse of psoriasis can cause inflammatory processes on the skin, including fungal lesions on the head, the development of dermatitis on the hands and so on, in Addition, cause of psoriasis can be an acute development of allergic reactions.
- As usual, the disease becomes as a result провоцирующих factors (single or complex), and therefore, you should adhere to certain rules, to prevent the occurrence of dangerous situation.
Primary symptoms of psoriasis are able to occur at any age, but in its development in children occur more serious consequences and complications. At the ripe old age psoriasis is a threat of heavy related conditions.
Causes of psoriasis in children
On the basis of the results of the investigations of the disease in first-degree relatives in several generations, the implementation of biochemical studies in patients with affiliate relationships, including a healthy, found that in the development of psoriasis in children the MAIN ROLE is PLAYED by the HEREDITARY FACTOR in the predisposition to the disease.
If one of the parents is ill with psoriasis, then the probability of the birth of children with psoriasis is 25%. If they are sick both parents, the risk of birth of a child with psoriasis is about 75%. Interesting is the fact that most of the scabies is transmitted through the maternal line. Psoriasis is hereditary (family room) on the observations of scientists ranges from 15 to 47% of cases of all diseases of the psoriasis in children. However, despite the in-depth study of the genetic theory of the origin of the disease, the causes of its occurrence in a child and an adult patient until the end is not clear.
For preschoolers and school-age children the causes of psoriasis can be a powerful психоэмоциональное tension, nervousness and so on, Some patterns, thanks to which it was possible to identify one cause of the disease psoriasis in adolescents and children, does not exist.
Many scientists and doctors are leaning towards a multifactorial theory of disease, the connection in itself, in addition to inheritance, it is still a number of other factors.
Симптоматика disease
With psoriasis observed atypical reaction of the organism to any stimulus. For psoriasis is characterized by the emergence of itching plaques of different sizes. Normal skin cells mature in over 3 weeks but with psoriasis they dry quickly after 5 days, which leads to a strong зуду, special to the head and the palms of the hands. For the relief of acute symptoms is assigned to the appropriate treatment.
The most characteristic symptoms of psoriasis include:
- the formation of pinkish-red psoriatic plaques with dry white pieces. As usual, the most often локализуются in the area of knees, elbows, hands and head (hair part);
- with psoriasis of the nails is celebrating dystrophy board nails on the hands, the violation of the shape and color of nails. When hard to form perhaps the development of дистрофических changes;
- itching and dandruff on the scalp (under the hair guise);
- cracking of the skin with subsequent pus of the affected psoriasis areas of the body;
- sometimes it is possible to hyperthermia and deterioration of the general condition of the patient.
It is important to note that симптоматика worsens at certain times of the year. There are 3 types of psoriasis depending on the seasons (winter, summer and for an indefinite period). Patients with the summer type of psoriasis note the sudden deterioration, which is required longer treatment. The winter type is characterized by symptoms of psoriasis are manifested weakly and the latter therapy is the most effective. When uncertain of the type of psoriatic симптоматика able to occur at any time during the year, and is characterized by frequent relapses.
Therapeutic treatment of the disease
Despite the fact that the causes of psoriasis is not fully understood, to date, there are the most effective methods for achieving long-term remission:
- recommends cryotherapy (influence of low temperatures), which helps in the most advanced cases;
- internal symptoms are shot using плазмафереза (filtration of the blood of the patient);
- the neutralization of the symptoms of the disease actively carried out using ПУВА-therapy and special iodine-bromine, радоновых and sulfide baths.
In addition, the positive effect noted in the treatment of salt and mud from the Dead sea, which neutralize the symptoms of psoriasis on the scalp.
Prevention of psoriasis
For the prevention of the occurrence of the disease is necessary to observe preventive activities, which include:
- Warning травматизации skin sheets on the hands, head, face and so on
- There is no need to stay a long time in direct sunlight.
- Need to get rid of bad habits.
- Requires control of body weight, and in particular after the acute symptomatology.
- It is necessary to avoid stressful situations.
- With psoriasis on the scalp is recommended to use special treatment shampoos and creams.
- In all cases it is necessary to regular monitoring by a dermatologist.
Psoriasis — it многофакторная disease and the causes of its occurrence are varied, so a positive result can be achieved if you start early treatment, with a clear adherence to all recommendations of a dermatologist. Such an approach is able to provide longer-lasting remission and prevention of possible complications.