Psoriasis, like all other types of chronic skin diseases of the inflammatory nature, has its own stages of development.When diagnosing the disease, the doctor must take into account not only the variety of the disease, its shape, severity and cause of the onset, but also a stage of development.It is not difficult for an experienced specialist to determine the stages of psoriasis, as they all differ in specific symptoms that are almost impossible to go wrong.Depending on the manifestations of the disease, the patient is prescribed appropriate treatment aimed at both reducing and relieving external symptoms and eliminating factors that cause the disease to develop.
The occurrence of the disease
Despite the fact that the methods of complete cure of psoriasis have not yet been found, since the causes that cause its occurrence, forms, types and stages of the development of the disease have been studied quite well, have not been established.Thus, three main stages are distinguished in the development and course of the disease: initial or progressive, stationary and "fading", regressive.
The processes characteristic of the onset or exacerbation of the course of the disease, that is, the progressive stage is the appearance of neoplasms in the form of a rash on the surface of the skin.At the same time, the elements of the rash (point, pointed, lentilicular) are prone to peripheral growth.By spreading into healthy areas of the skin, small rashes form clearly defined round or oval psoriatic plaques.
At the stage of progression of the disease, psoriatic plaques are painted in bright pink or red color, and there is no specific peeling crust on the lesions.The edges of the lesions of the lesions are not covered with whitish flakes.
During the progressive stage of psoriasis, the patient experiences itching, a slight burning sensation in areas of skin lesions, a general mild malaise.With each contact with clothes and meetings, new papular rashes appear.
Incremental
After 1-4 weeks, the second stage of development of the disease is found stationary.The exacerbation process weakens, the color of psoriatic plaques becomes less intense, the old rashes are absorbed, and the formation of new rashes stops.
The healing of the papules becomes peripheral, that is, from the center to the ends, which determines the characteristic shape of the bell -shaped plaque.At the stationary stage, the surface of the lesions is completely covered with scaly peel of a characteristic whitish color.
In the regressive stage of psoriasis, at the stage of the disease and its transition to the period of remission, all the lesions of the lesion are gradually permitted, the color of the plates becomes almost indistinguishable by the color of healthy skin, with the peeling of the epidermia decreases significantly, burning and furious.The so -called "voron collar" - a ring of keratinized, dense layers of the skin - appears around the hearth.Along the periphery of all rashes, the skin is discolored.The stage of regression of the disease under the influence of intensive adequate treatment can last for a long time, sometimes up to several months.Then psoriasis withdraw completely, leaving minor localized plaques on the body in the most common places for this disease (elbows, knees, stomach, butt).
In the task of a person suffering from psoriasis, to constantly maintain the disease at the remission stage.Control of all aspects of life and preventing the disease will require the most string - this is no secret.But this is the only way to achieve positive results from the treatment, correction and continuation of normal existence in society.