http://www.healthitalk.com/what-causes-pruritis-itching-itchy-skin/ Simple Answers to Medical Questions Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:31:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.healthitalk.com/what-causes-pruritis-itching-itchy-skin/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 What is Psoriasis? Thick, Scaling, Dry and Flaky Skin Disease | Health Talk Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:00:29 +0000 http://healthitalk.com/?p=230#comment-1211 [...] Psoriasis appears to be an autoimmune condition – there is a lot of evidence to suggest so but this has not been ascertained in every case of psoriasis. The body’s immune cells attack the skin cells causing inflammation which leads to the redness of the skin and itching. The skin thickens (hyperproliferation) due to a faster rate of cell growth and the skin does not slough (shed) off as it should. This results in the characteristic signs and symptoms of psoriasis like dry and itchy skin. [...] [...] Psoriasis appears to be an autoimmune condition – there is a lot of evidence to suggest so but this has not been ascertained in every case of psoriasis. The body’s immune cells attack the skin cells causing inflammation which leads to the redness of the skin and itching. The skin thickens (hyperproliferation) due to a faster rate of cell growth and the skin does not slough (shed) off as it should. This results in the characteristic signs and symptoms of psoriasis like dry and itchy skin. [...]

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