Archive for the ‘Autoimmune Disorders’ Category
Psoriasis vulgaris is an inflammatory skin disease due to autoimmune causes. The body’s immune cells attack healthy skin cells of the body causing disordered skin growth. This results in the characteristic skin symptoms of thick, silvery skin, red patches and usually severe itching.
Chronic inflammation of the joints can be caused by many conditions ranging from synovitis, bursitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and overexertion or strain of the joint. Of these conditions, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are of the greatest concern since they are chronic degenerative diseases characterized by persistent joint inflammation.