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WHAT IS PSORIASIS? Psoriasis ( sore- eye-a-sis) is a fairly common skin condition where normal skin grows too fast. While there's no one cause, it's allowed an abnormal vulnerable response affects skin cells, causing them to speed up their normal growth and pile up rather than falling down on their own. Common symptoms By type of psoriasis disease, its symptoms will vary from person to person. Some of the common symptoms include Raised, red, inflamed lesions Silvery scaly plaques Small, red, individual spots ( more common in children and youthful grown-ups) Dry skin leads to crack and bleed Itching, burning, or soreness of the skin Leveled nails or separation from the nail bed Types of psoriasis There 5 major types of psoriasis Inverse (flexural) Erythrodermic Guttate Pustular Plaque When psoriasis affects further than just the skin? Some people with psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis (around 30 in 100 people), a condition that can also affect joints at the ends of fingers, ...

What are the adverse side effects of Accutane? Isotretinoin, also known as Accutane, is a medication used to treat a number of skin diseases particularly nodular or cystic acne vulgaris. Despite the effectiveness of Accutane in treating severe acne conditions, it also comes with a number of adverse side effects. Before starting your Accutane treatment, you have to be well-versed in the side effects of this medicine to be sure that your Accutane treatment will not result in further health complications. Below are the common side effects that can be caused by Accutane: 1. Dryness of the Skin As part of its mechanism of action, Accutane shrinks and gets absorbed by the sebaceous glands. Once the cells in the sebaceous glands absorb the isotretinoin, the glands will stop or reduce its secretion of oil in the skin. Nearly everyone who takes Accutane experiences dryness of skin to some degree. The skin may also peel or flake, lips may get chapped and the eyes and nose might also feel dry. To...