My sister has psoriasis. she was diagnosed initially with dermatitis once a biopsy was done she was then diagnosed with psoriasis. her psoriasis is all over her scalp.. she is losing a lot of hair and it is under her breast and on her thigh. should she see an infectious disease doctor
Hi., As you said your sister suffers 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, autoimmunity, stress, Chat Doctor. .etc. may be responsible for precipitation and exacerbation of psoriasis. You consult dermatologist for firm diagnosis and treatment. Cap accretion 10 mg daily with methotrexate 15 mg per week in three decided doses of 5 mg at 12 hr interval may be given. For itching, you may give her antihistamines like levocetirizin... Avoid steroid, as there may be severe flare up after stopping it. If there is infection, she may take roxithromycine or azithromycin. She may apply mild steroid cream or calcitriol point on the lesions on the psoriasis lesions. She may apply moisturizer to improve the skin texture. Furthermore, she should avoid soap bath for few weeks. And she should be free of stress and worries as that might worsen psoriasis. She might get good result. I hope you got my answer. Thanks.