Is psoriasis contagious

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Some time ago, a new colleague came to our company, but our attention is not on his appearance, but on the white things in his hands. We all know that he has psoriasis, and gradually alienated him, because they think that psoriasis is contagious. We asked the relevant doctors in private, now let me tell you whether psoriasis is contagious.

Is psoriasis contagious

First, the rash usually occurs on the scalp, trunk and limbs. It is a red papule on the skin, gradually expanding and fusing into patches or plaques. There are thick silver white phosphorus flakes on the surface, irregular in shape. Some have a map or island like appearance. Some have smaller and more skin lesions, showing a starry appearance. The scale layer falls off one by one, and a thin layer of red can be seen by gently scraping off the dandruff Membrane, scrape off the red membrane can see a small bleeding point, some artificial blood dew, medicine is also called sieve hemorrhage, this is the clinical characteristics of psoriasis vulgaris.

Second: erythroderma psoriasis: is more serious, rare One type refers to diffuse red, dark red infiltrative skin lesions in more than 70% of the skin, with a large amount of furfural like dander on the surface, sometimes in the armpit, thigh roots and umbilicus, the epidermis exfoliation and exudation due to swelling, and congestion and redness of oropharynx, nose and conjunctiva. Patients often have fever, chills, headache and general discomfort.

Third, it is divided into universality and limitation. Generalized pustular psoriasis is an acute disease. Pustules can spread all over the body in a few days to weeks. First, there are dense potential pustules of the size of the needle tip, which quickly fuse into a purulent lake, often accompanied by high fever, joint swelling and pain, and systemic discomfort. Routine blood tests show that white blood cells increase. After the pustules dry up, they immediately desquamate, and then new pustules appear. The most common localized pustular psoriasis is palmoplantar and toe pustular psoriasis.

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In fact, many people don't understand psoriasis and think that psoriasis is infectious. But this disease will not be transmitted to other people, as long as reasonable treatment measures are taken, and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, the patient can be completely cured, and will not have an impact on later life.