The world of medicine is constantly evolving, offering ever more effective solutions for many pathologies. A clear example is represented by psoriasis, whose therapeutic possibilities have considerably expanded over the years, offering patients better management of the pathology, a chronic disease, which cannot be completely eliminated. Thanks to constant progress, however, its clinical management allows you to keep symptoms under control, relieving physical and psychological problems and modifying the course of the disease. This is reported in an article published in Allies for Health (www.alleatiperlasalute.it), the portal dedicated to medical-scientific information created by Novartis.
Today there are different methods of treatment – reads the article – prescribed according to the level of severity with which psoriasis manifests itself: topical therapies, which represent the first type of treatment that became available. Locally acting drugs can still be a widespread choice today for the management of mild-moderate psoriasis, which affects about 90% of patients, and come in different formulations: cream, ointment, ointment, gel, lotion and mousse; phototherapy, which involves exposure to ultraviolet light sources and is used in cases of moderately severe psoriasis. There are different forms of phototherapy, with Uva, Uvb and with excimer lasers, which are chosen according to the percentage of body surface affected by psoriasis; Traditional systemic drugs: Psoriasis is a systemic disease and can therefore involve different areas of the body, such as the joints. Progress in research and understanding of the systemic nature of psoriasis have paved the way in recent decades for this type of treatment, evaluated as a therapeutic possibility by doctors in relation to moderate-severe forms of psoriasis. Finally, biological and biosimilar therapies, new generation drugs that are synthesized through sophisticated molecular biology procedures and are usually taken into consideration by doctors in cases of moderate to severe psoriasis.
In the light of the continuously updated therapeutic possibilities – the article refers – it becomes useful for a patient not satisfied with his condition, who received a diagnosis of psoriasis some time ago, to go again to the dermatologist to carry out a re-evaluation. If necessary, specialist centers are available in the area where the various symptoms will be carefully considered, such as redness, scaly plaques, skin lesions, itching, burning, inflammation and pain, and the areas of the body most affected, the extent of plaques, any comorbidities as well as the impact of the disease on quality of life.
A precise diagnosis and the definition of the most appropriate therapy for the level of severity is essential to avoid a worsening of the disease, which can cause consequences in various areas, such as the appearance of psoriatic arthritis, present in 30% of patients with psoriasis, cardiovascular disease , obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome and depression. The re-evaluation of psoriasis and its careful monitoring over time can lead to an update of the treatment in progress, in order to make it more effective and tolerable, improving therapeutic adherence and quality of life.
The complete article is available at: https://www.alleatiperlasalute.it/salute-20/psoriasi-perche-e-Important-rivalutarla-distanza-di-tempo.