What is psoriasis? or rather what can be done to stop psoriasis getting worse and to basically be able to cure it or stop in coming on and affecting

Psoriasis: Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease where our immune system creates problems with our skin and joints. Psoriasis is diagnosed by your physician, and there are many types of this disease such as plaque psoriasis. Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs and Biologic medications (eg. monoclonal antibodies against TNF-alpha, a cytokine), are also used to slow disease progression and treat symptoms.

Psoriasis: Psoriasis is a chronic disorder, ie it often persists and there isn't a cure. In some people it settles by itself. In others, treatment choices need to be individualised by a dermatologist. Masses of information at www.dermnetnz.org/topics/psoriasis

Psoriasis: It is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. occurs in genetically susceptible individuals and presents with development of inflammatory plaques on the skin. Treatment would include - education to the patient- can be frustrating for the patient and the doctor - therapy- topical or systemic mild/ moderate-- topical steroids/emmoliants. alternative- vit d analogues -severe- phototherapy/immunosuppres