While the exact cause is unknown, a person's immune system, combined with their genes, seems to play a critical role. If someone in your family has psoriasis, there's an increased risk you could ...

Cold and dry weather, trauma to the skin, infections and certain medications can lead to Psoriasis. While there isn’t a cure, ...

When you look at your psoriasis patches, you want to know: How can I make them disappear? And how can I stop them from spreading? While the cause of psoriasis stems from your body's immune system ...

A deeper understanding of the inflammatory processes driving psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is translating into new research approaches that could potentially benefit patients. Psoriasis is a ...

However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and treatment are also different. The autoimmune activity in psoriasis causes the rapid overgrowth of skin cells.

“In severe cases, nail psoriasis can cause significant discomfort, pain, and functional limitations,” she says. You may also ...

People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine that increases their ...

Having psoriasis, an autoimmune condition that causes inflamed skin patches, can make you more likely to develop certain skin infections. A combination of factors—such as a damaged skin barrier ...

Scalp eczema and psoriasis may both cause a dry, itchy rash on the scalp. However, several factors differentiate the two, including the rash appearance, level of itchiness, and causes. A clinical ...

Psoriasis (say: sor – eye – uh – sis) may only affect 0.3 per cent of Hongkongers, but for those that do have it, it can range from being a mild inconvenience to a serious cause of bullying ...