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Is Psoriasis Infection Contagious?
Question: Dear Doctor, One of friend has received a marriage proposal from a psoriasis patient. Is this disease communicable and does it cause skin cancer or any other skin disorder?Please suggest if she can go ahead with the proposal or not?
Brief Answer:
psoriasis is not infectious to others
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I am dr.kakkar(dermatologist). I have gone through your query and i have noted your concern
Psoriasis is not infectious and neither does it cause or lead to skin cancer. However, as compared to normal there is a slightly higher risk of psoriasis in children of parent(s) affected with psoriasis. Having said that, the fact that most of the affected patients do not have a family history of psoriasis is also true i.e most of the times psoriasis is not familial. So according to me infectiousness or risk of skin cancer are not reasons against marriage. Moreovr there are numerous effective treatment options available for psoriasis.
Nevertheless, the underlying fact is that psoriasis is a chronic skin disease and can recur after seemingly complete cure.
Regards
psoriasis is not infectious to others
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I am dr.kakkar(dermatologist). I have gone through your query and i have noted your concern
Psoriasis is not infectious and neither does it cause or lead to skin cancer. However, as compared to normal there is a slightly higher risk of psoriasis in children of parent(s) affected with psoriasis. Having said that, the fact that most of the affected patients do not have a family history of psoriasis is also true i.e most of the times psoriasis is not familial. So according to me infectiousness or risk of skin cancer are not reasons against marriage. Moreovr there are numerous effective treatment options available for psoriasis.
Nevertheless, the underlying fact is that psoriasis is a chronic skin disease and can recur after seemingly complete cure.
Regards
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