This is the worst psoriasis I’ve seen and it’s amazing! Wife explains how patient got his health back with no steroids, phototherapy, injections, methotrexate, cyclosporin, etc. The common symptoms of psoriasis are thick, red patches of skin (plaques) and dry, silvery scales. These may…
Question by Where Does the Ebb and Flow?: Is it possible to have both eczema and psoriasis?
I have flaky skin on my forehead and face that won’t go away no matter what I do. My chest and neck are red and irritated. I have raised red bumps on my elbow crooks, forearms and triceps. I am diagnosed with eczema. Could I have psoriasis as well?
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Answer by Affy007
Is it possible to have psoriasis and eczema at the same time?
The biology of skin limits the number of ways in which it can manifest a disease process—by redness, flaking, swelling, etc. Thus, many skin conditions can superficially resemble one another and a dermatologic examination is necessary to establish a diagnosis. Self-diagnosis of a troublesome skin condition can delay proper treatment.
Psoriasis and eczema are two skin problems that seem to be mutually exclusive to a degree, although this is not a hard and fast rule. In persons with psoriasis the incidence of allergic contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis—two major forms of eczema—appears to be substantially lower than in the general population. A suggested reason is that the immune system dysregulation believed to be a factor in psoriasis is not the same as dysregulation of immune pathways in these forms of eczema.
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