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Is Psoriasis A Genetically Transmitted Skin Disease ? How Can It Be Treated ?

My mother in law has soraesis from her 35 yrs age., Is it spread to next generation or to my duaghter,pl.advise and also what care should we take for daugther??
posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2011
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Dermatologist,  's  Response
Hi ...dear usder.,
Thanks for choosing HCM.,
I gone through you history...,
Yes...it is Heredo-familial disease..,brought on by Stress.,
Anxiety, mental truama.,fever, physical injury,digestive upsets.......!
etc..on genetic constitution..,
Vasculature, Neural population, family tree have provided..,
double proof of genetic transmission.,
Diabetes, Purines in the diet and Streptococal bacterisl infection...,
will precipitate the Psoriasis...ok...
So don't bother of this...,There is no prevention of..,
this disease...,but we can control it.., ok..good luck.,
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Radiologist,  Dr. Radha Narayanan's  Response
Hi!
Welcome to healthcaremagic.com.Inheritance of psoriases is still debated.But if both parents have psoriases then one third chance of the offspring getting it.Take care.
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Is Psoriasis A Genetically Transmitted Skin Disease ? How Can It Be Treated ?

Hi ...dear usder., Thanks for choosing HCM., I gone through you history..., Yes...it is Heredo-familial disease..,brought on by Stress., Anxiety, mental truama.,fever, physical injury,digestive upsets.......! etc..on genetic constitution.., Vasculature, Neural population, family tree have provided.., double proof of genetic transmission., Diabetes, Purines in the diet and Streptococal bacterisl infection..., will precipitate the Psoriasis...ok... So don t bother of this...,There is no prevention of.., this disease...,but we can control it.., ok..good luck.,