Sporiasis (A Common Misspelling of Psoriasis)

Sporiasis is a commonly misspelled way of writing psoriasis since sporiasis sounds the way that psoriasis is prounounced. There are many people on the web searching for information about psoriasis and looking for answers to their important questions but typing sporiasis instead so it seemed like a good idea to write an article that will let people find what they're looking for. Sporiasis is a disease of the immune system in which the skin cells of the body mistakenly speed up their life cycle causing plaques on the skin.  The skin generally sloughs, peels and flakes and looks irritated.
Sporiasis, or psoriasis, is a fairly common condition.
However, it is not contagious which means that touching a psoriasis patient on one of their plaques will not cause you to contract sporiasis.

There are several different types of sporiasis, or psoriasis.

The most common form is called plaque psoriasis and is the type most often associated with sporiasis. Diagnosing sporiasis is fairly easily done by a doctor or dermatologist because of the characteristic plaques that form. Deciding how to treat sporiasis depends on the severity of the case and how wide spread the condition is over the body. Usually treatment is aimed at taking care of symptoms and also underlying causes. Milder cases of sporiasis can be managed using various topical creams, lotions and ointments such as moisturizers and different medicated creams.

Cortisone creams are often prescribed for sporiasis. A common condition among general psoriasis patients is scalp psoriasis, which affects up to ½ of all psoriasis sufferers.  This condition is characterized by plaques on the scalp and can produce dandruff-like white flaking making it embarrassing to wear dark clothing.

However, shampoos and oils exist to help treat scalp psoriasis.

For very difficult cases of sporiasis, there are a number of options.  There are several rather strong systemic (pills or injections) medications that aim to curtail systemic inflammation.  These are generally reserved for sporiasis patients with very difficult to treat cases. Another treatment option includes phototherapy (light therapy) which involves selective exposure to light either from natural or artificial sources with the aim of helping clear up the plaques. Perhaps most important and empowering of all are the treatments that one can effect by themselves.  Adopting a healthy diet with lots of vegetables and high quality meat has been shown anecdotally to help alleviate sporiasis symptoms.  The paleo diet, in particular, has received attention for this.  Regular exercise is also a must to bolster the immune system and help the body help itself.