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Biologic Therapy Clears The Way For Psoriasis Patient
The skin is the largest organ of the human body, yet many people take its health and vitality for granted. This is not the case for people who suffer from plaque psoriasis – a chronic and complex inflammatory skin disease.
Jeff Fleming, 44, knows this all too well. He has lived with psoriasis since the age of two, and can't remember a time in his life when his disease wasn't having a serious impact.
"My psoriasis symptoms show up over much of my body, and over the years, I've taken lots of hits on my self-esteem," said Mr. Fleming. "As I grew older, I learned to cover myself up more because I got so tired of people asking questions about how I look. For me, winter was especially bad time for my psoriasis, and I work outside and love to be active outside, so it has caused a lot of anxiety."
Mr. Fleming, a Canadian streetcar maintenance supervisor, has tried many treatments, including tar treatments, UVA/UVB light therapy, prescription creams and medicines. One medicine caused severe liver problems, he recalls, and when he stopped it, his disease flared severely. His doctor then suggested a new approach, one that Mr. Fleming says has turned things around dramatically.
"I started taking a biologic drug called Remicade, and it has made a heck of a difference," reported Fleming. "I would say my symptoms have improved by about 99 per cent – I am pretty much clear. I started on it two years ago, and my doctor and I have found the right interval between treatments to keep the results at that level. It's been pretty remarkable for my quality of life."
For Mr. Fleming and others living with psoriasis, getting the right treatment that can quickly and significantly reduce symptoms is important, and today, experts say this can be every patient's expectation.
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Can Psoriasis cause hair loss?
Psoriasis is not a life threatening or contagious disease, but has no known cure and can be both uncomfortable and unsightly. Over one half of all psoriasis sufferers also suffer from psoriasis of the scalp’ which not only cause dry, flaky skin but can also lead to hair loss unless treated.
Scalp Psoriasis treatments
A number of treatments exist for scalp psoriasis. Some provide a temporary respite from the dry flaky skin. Others are effective against the sever itching that can result from the condition.
Itching
The reason scalp psoriasis can cause a severe itching is due to the buildup of dry, flaky skin. The itch can be extremely irritating and resisting the urge to scratch can be almost impossible. However, excessive scratching of the scalp can cause irreversible damage to hair follicles. Whilst psoriasis hair loss is usually temporary, if the hair loss is caused by follicle damage, the chances of hair regeneration are slim.
Treatments to alleviate the itching include many commercial compounds and creams. One 100% natural remedy with no apparent side effects, are minerals extracted from the Dead Sea and contained in Dead Sea mud. Recent clinical research carried out in the Dead Sea on a group of 62 psoriasis sufferers, who underwent treatment including immersion in salt water, application of minerals from the Dead Sea and controlled exposure to the sun, showed a marked improvement in remission rates and a significantly increased period of time until a reappearance of the condition.
Is there a cure?
At present no, but a number of courses are open to sufferers to alleviate symptoms or cause a temporary remission in the condition. These include immunosuppressive and PUVA treatments which often have extensive and serious side effects, and new biological treatments which are, at the moment, prohibitively expensive. An alternative, extremely cost effective and successful treatment course, involves Dead Sea minerals and UV radiation.
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Katerine Lev
http://dead-sea-health.org
