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How Can Scales Caused By Psoriasis Be Controlled?

I have psoriasis. I have been using advantan cream for the spots on my face. it really helped. Now after 3-4 months I want to stop using it because of its disadvantages. However, the issue is the scales seems to come back a little when i completely stop it..what do you advise?
Tue, 14 Oct 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. There 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 recommend following treatment in my patients..

- tab methotraxate 15 mg per week in three devided doses at 12 hours.
-cap acitretin 10 mg daily
- antihistaminics like desloratidine once a day

-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. You 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.I hope you got my answer.

Thanks.

Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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How Can Scales Caused By Psoriasis Be Controlled?

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. There 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 recommend following treatment in my patients.. - tab methotraxate 15 mg per week in three devided doses at 12 hours. -cap acitretin 10 mg daily - antihistaminics like desloratidine once a day -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. You 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.I hope you got my answer. Thanks. Dr. Ilyas Patel MD