Psoriasis in children?

summary

Psoriasis is prevalent in young adults, but it also has a certain incidence rate among children. Girls are the majority, with a male to female ratio of 2:3. Children with psoriasis have a clear family history, and they also have the following 3 characteristics:

Psoriasis in children?

Most of the patients had a history of upper respiratory tract infection before the onset of psoriasis. Most of the patients had a history of upper respiratory tract infection before the onset of psoriasis, especially tonsillitis. The symptoms were as follows: 2-3 weeks after the onset of psoriasis, the whole body appeared red papules, rapidly developed to the size of soybeans, covered with white scales on the surface. The onset of psoriasis was sudden and developed rapidly, so it was called drop psoriasis or rash psoriasis. This type of children with active treatment can be cured in a few weeks, a small number of children can be converted to other types.

Pustular psoriasis belongs to severe type. Pustular psoriasis belongs to the more severe type in children patients. The symptoms are more severe. It is often generalized and densely distributed in the whole body. It can melt into flake or pus lake, and even has systemic symptoms such as fever and chills. It needs active treatment. In the treatment of children, we should be more cautious, strictly control the dosage, and pay attention to the prevention of adverse reactions of glucocorticoid, try not to use immunosuppressants, embracing hormone and so on.

Psychological factors can not be ignored, and the role of psychological factors in the pathogenesis of children's psoriasis can not be ignored. The study found that children whose parents divorced, family discord and often criticized in school are prone to suffer from psoriasis, which may be related to their inner depression, bad mood and physical immune dysfunction.

matters needing attention

For children with pustular psoriasis, immunosuppressant and embracing hormone should not be used in general, so as to avoid adverse effects on children's development. The predisposing factors of psoriasis in children are mainly upper respiratory tract infection. But other factors should not be ignored. Such as psychological factors and the damage of immune system caused by partial food factors.