Scalp Psoriasis Basics

Psoriasis, including scalp psoriasis, is a chronic, autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system sends out wrong signals for speeding up the growth cycle of skin cells.  In essence it is a skin condition, but is not contagious.  It can be hereditary, caused by external influences such as reactions to food or the environment and sometimes stress.

Four to five percent of the population are known to be affected with the number growing annually. Although clinical diagnosis is low, it is suspected that one in five people have some form of psoriasis either descript or non descript.

Psoriasis can occur on any part of the body, but amazingly eighty percent of psoriasis sufferers will have scalp psoriasis at some time during their lives. Some people will have it appear there and nowhere else.

Scalp psoriasis is common and often associated with hair loss.

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