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Psoriasis is treated with
1. Tooical treatments like
corticosteroids ointment in cases of nild psoriasis, vit D creams, retinoids creams, salicilic acid , coal tar .
2.
Light therapy, UVA-UVB foto therapy, sunlight exposure,
laser therapy.
3. Oral or injection therapy. Retinoids, methotraxat, cyclosporine
, biological agents.
Doctors choose treatments based on the type and severity of psoriasis and the areas of skin affected, the traditional approach is to start with the mildest treatments — topical creams and ultraviolet light therapy (
phototherapy) — in those patients with typical skin lesions (plaques) and then progress to stronger ones only if necessary. Patients with pustular or
erythrodermic psoriasis or associated arthritis usually need systemic therapy from the beginning of treatment. The goal is to find the most effective way to slow cell turnover with the fewest possible side effects.
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