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Suggest Treatment For Psoriasis

i am 58yrs old and suffering from psoriasis fr last 15yrs hv taken a lot of medicines but could get only temp relief my skin has gone dry with flakes peeling off from all over the body would u kindly advice medicines fr the same my ht is 5.9 wht 86kg

Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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Hi,

As you said you suffer from psoriasis...I would like to say few things about psoriasis... . Psoriasis is a chronic relapsing and autoimmune disease. You may be having scaly plaques on various parts of the body,scaly lesions on the scalp. Exact cause is not known. Genetic tendency, autoimmunitity,stress,dry wheather...etc may be responsible for precipitation and exacerbation of psoriasis.

You consult dermatologist for firm diagnosis and treatment.

I usually recommend cap acitretin 10 mg twice a day along with methotraxate 15 mg weekly in three devided doses 12 hourly...for psoriasis.This may be taken for long time till good response. Blood tests may be done to monitor the treatment.

For itching, you may take antihistamnics like levocetirizin...

Avoid steroid ,as there may be severe flare up after stopping it.

You may apply mild steroid cream or calcipotriol oint on the lesions on the psoriatic lesions. You may apply moisturiser to improve the skin texture. She should avoid soap bath for few weeks..

And you should be free of stress and worries as that might worsen psoriasis. You might get good result.

You contact nearby general practitioner and ask him for experienced dermatologist ....ok

I hope you got my answer.

Thanks.

Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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Hi, As you said you suffer from psoriasis...I would like to say few things about psoriasis... . Psoriasis is a chronic relapsing and autoimmune disease. You may be having scaly plaques on various parts of the body,scaly lesions on the scalp. Exact cause is not known. Genetic tendency, autoimmunitity,stress,dry wheather...etc may be responsible for precipitation and exacerbation of psoriasis. You consult dermatologist for firm diagnosis and treatment. I usually recommend cap acitretin 10 mg twice a day along with methotraxate 15 mg weekly in three devided doses 12 hourly...for psoriasis.This may be taken for long time till good response. Blood tests may be done to monitor the treatment. For itching, you may take antihistamnics like levocetirizin... Avoid steroid ,as there may be severe flare up after stopping it. You may apply mild steroid cream or calcipotriol oint on the lesions on the psoriatic lesions. You may apply moisturiser to improve the skin texture. She should avoid soap bath for few weeks.. And you should be free of stress and worries as that might worsen psoriasis. You might get good result. You contact nearby general practitioner and ask him for experienced dermatologist ....ok I hope you got my answer. Thanks. Dr. Ilyas Patel MD