About Psoriasis

Anybody - men, women, children, even babies - can get psoriasis on any part of the body, from head to toe. It is the second most common skin disease after eczema.

Although the actual cause of psoriasis is unknown, recent research shows that psoriasis is not purely a skin problem. It is an ‘auto-immune disease’ that makes skin cells multiply and fall off in scales 10 times more quickly than normal.

As a rule, we shed our top skin layer in 20-25 days. In psoriasis, skin cells grow, mature, and die in 24-48 hours. New cells don’t have time to form before the old ones are shed, hence the raw, red patches.

• Questions about Psoriasis
  Answers to common questions about Psoriasis
• Reducing Flare-Ups and Symptoms
  There are a number of things you can do to limit your discomfort

National Psoriasis Foundation

The National Psoriasis Foundation is a patient-driven nonprofit organization that is the voice for the 5 million people affected by psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Their mission is to improve lives through education, advocacy and research.

National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Ave., Suite 300 Portland, OR 97223-7195
Phone: 503-244-7404 Fax: 503-245-0626
www.psoriasis.org