Psoriasis ndi matenda a autoimmune omwe amakhala okhalitsa, osapatsirana omwe amadziwika kuti malo okwera akhungu. Madera amenewa amakhala ofiira, kapena ofiirira kwa anthu ena omwe ali ndi khungu lakuda, lowuma, loyabwa ndi makhwanya. Kuvulala kwa khungu kungayambitse kusintha kwa khungu la psoriatic pamalopo, komwe kumadziwikanso kuti “Koebner phenomenon”.

Mankhwala osiyanasiyana angathandize kuchepetsa zizindikiro. Mankhwalawa akuphatikizapo steroid creams, kirimu cha vitamini D3, kuwala kwa ultraviolet, ndi mankhwala osokoneza bongo, monga methotrexate. Pafupifupi 75 % ya kukhudzidwa kwa khungu kumakhala bwino ndi zonona zokha. Mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya biological immunologic agents ikupangidwa kuti ithetse psoriasis.

Psoriasis ndi matenda wamba omwe amakhudza 2‑4 % ya anthu. Amayi ndi amuna amakhala ndi mtengo wofanana. Matendawa amatha kuyamba pa chilichonse cha moyo, koma amatha kuwonetsa kwambiri pa nthawi ya kukula. Psoriatic nyamakazi imakhudza mpaka 30 % ya anthu omwe ali ndi matenda amenewa.

○ Kuchiza - Mankhwala OTC
Kuwala kwa dzuwa kungathandize psoriasis chifukwa dzuwa limakulimbikitsa kusintha kwa immunological kwa odwala. Mafuta ochepera a hydrocortisone angathandize kuchiza zilonda zazing'ono za psoriasis.
#OTC steroid ointment

○ Machiritso
Psoriasis ndi matenda aakulu ndipo mankhwala ambiri amafunika kulimbikitsidwa. Biologics ndiwothandiza kwambiri koma ali ndi mtengo wapatali.
#High potency steroid ointment
#Calcipotriol cream
#Phototherapy
#Biologics (e.g. infliximab, adalimumab, secukinumab, ustekinumab)