Information on Various Common Ailments

Acne
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Amnesia
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Anorexia
Appendicitis
Areriosclerosis
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Asthma
Backache
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Cataract
Cholera
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Coronary Heart Disease
Cough
Cystitis
Dandruff
Defective Vision
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus
Dysmenorrhoea
Diarrhoea
Female Sterility
Fever
Gall Bladder Disorders
Gastritis
Goitre
Gout
Hair Loss
Halitosis
Headaches
High Blood Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Hives
Hypoglycemia
Hypertension
Influenza
Insomania
Jaundice
Kidney Stones
Leucorrhoea
Low Blood Pressure
Malaria
Measles
Menopausal Disorders
Migraine
Mumps
Nausea
Nephritis
Obesity
Palpitation
Peptic Ulcer
Piles
Pneumonia
Psoriasis
Ringworm
Scurvy
Sinusitis
Smallpox
Snoring
Sore Throat
Stress
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Tuberculosis
Urinary Tract Infection
Urticaria
Varicose Veins
Vision Impairment
Warts
Whooping Cough

Psoriasis - Introduction

Definition:

Psoriasis is a chronic, non-contagious skin disease characterized by red scaly patches, lesions, or papules on the surface of the skin anywhere on the body. The size of patches vary according to abnormalities in the body.

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that is mediated by T- lymphocytes. A reddish, scaly rash often located over the surfaces of the elbows, knees, scalp, and around or in the ears, navel, genitals or buttocks.

Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) skin disease characterized by scaling and inflammation. Scaling occurs when cells in the outer layer of skin reproduce faster than normal and pile up on the skin's surface.