Best Doctors for Psoriasis Treatment in Jubliee Hills, Hyderabad

Psoriasis can be an autoimmune disease, affecting the skin due to inflammation. Psoriasis does not have a cure, and it can be a long-term disease. There are several types of psoriasis, such as inverse psoriasis, plaque psoriasis, pustular psoriasis, guttate psoriasis, sebopsoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis, and nail psoriasis. The psoriasis can be seen upon the skin of the face, elbows, scalp, fingernails, toenails, inside mouth, knees, palms, lower back, genitals, and feet. The symptoms that can be observed when there is psoriasis include itching of the skin, skin pain, pitted nails, joint pains, cracked nails, burning on the skin, dry skin, soreness, small spots that are scaly, and dandruff like scaling. The psoriasis can be diagnosed based on the physical examination, and also advise for a skin biopsy. The management of psoriasis includes managing the symptoms with topical steroid creams and medicated creams. There are other treatments for psoriasis, such as light therapy, PUVA, which is a combination of a medicine and ultraviolet light, immune therapies, and vitamin A supplements.