What are the causes of psoriasis

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Some time ago, my brother's arm had a lot of papules, and my mother didn't know what it was. After taking him to the hospital for examination, I learned that he was suffering from psoriasis, but I still don't know the cause of the disease. Today, let me talk about the causes of psoriasis.

What are the causes of psoriasis

First: infection. Studies have found that psoriasis is associated with upper respiratory tract infection and tonsillitis. Clinically, 6% of patients with psoriasis had a history of pharyngeal infection. Heredity. It is found that psoriasis has certain heredity. In foreign countries, 30% - 50% of them had family history, and even had 100% heritability. About 10% - 20% of them have family history in China.

Second: endocrine disorders. The relationship between the pathogenesis of psoriasis and hormones has already attracted people's attention. The disease is related to pregnancy, delivery, lactation and menstruation. Most of the patients improved during menstruation and pregnancy, and the improvement of skin lesions mostly occurred within 3-6 months after pregnancy. However, most of the patients got worse after delivery, which may be related to the increased secretion of corticosteroids during pregnancy.

Third: mental factors: people have long recognized that the skin is one of the expression organs of human internal psychological activities, mental stress is a cause that can not be ignored in the pathogenesis and deterioration of psoriasis. Due to mental factors such as excessive mental tension, irritability, depression, restlessness and insomnia, it accounts for the first of all other causes. Trauma: psoriasis skin lesions occur in The phenomenon after trauma is very common, such as bruise, injection, insect bite, burn, scald and scratch.

matters needing attention

At ordinary times, we should pay attention to develop healthy and good living habits, patients should pay attention to symptomatic medication, actively cooperate with treatment, maintain work and rest and diet rules, avoid excessive emotional ups and downs, avoid eating too spicy and stimulating food, maintain peace of mind, and pay attention to skin cleaning care.