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Suggest Treatment For Psoriasis
hi i have psoraisis for 27 years and beginning of this year it has flared up alot.ive also become diabetic.
my legs have gotten worse, they sometimes get red an is painful. it has also started to come on my back. i need to know what i can use to reduce this flare ups and lighten the scars esp on my legs
my legs have gotten worse, they sometimes get red an is painful. it has also started to come on my back. i need to know what i can use to reduce this flare ups and lighten the scars esp on my legs
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
Hi,
You are diabetic and you have relapses of psoriasis for last 27 years. I hope you might be taking regular and proper treatment of diabetes. Psoriasis is a chronic relapsing and autoimmune disease. Never take steroid as it might worsen diabetes as well as psoriasis. I usually recommend cap acitretin 10 mg twice a day along with methotraxate 15 mg weekly in three devided doses 12 hourly. This may be taken for long time till good response. Blood tests may be done to monitor the treatment. Apply mild steroid cream or calcipotriol oint on the lesions. Avois stress and worries as that might worsen psoriasis. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
You are diabetic and you have relapses of psoriasis for last 27 years. I hope you might be taking regular and proper treatment of diabetes. Psoriasis is a chronic relapsing and autoimmune disease. Never take steroid as it might worsen diabetes as well as psoriasis. I usually recommend cap acitretin 10 mg twice a day along with methotraxate 15 mg weekly in three devided doses 12 hourly. This may be taken for long time till good response. Blood tests may be done to monitor the treatment. Apply mild steroid cream or calcipotriol oint on the lesions. Avois stress and worries as that might worsen psoriasis. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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