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11/05/2013
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11/05/2013 at 7:35 \ Disease Treatment
I was invited by a nurse who has attended the club to retire the pool . The embarrassment was too great. After eleven years of living with psoriasis , the first time I felt ashamed . "
This situation experienced by Priscilla , a reader of the column is an example of what people with psoriasis face , because of the lack of information from people.
To combat prejudices , are critical campaigns of public awareness . The Brazilian Society of Dermatology ( SBD ) makes this important work . Interviewed Dr. Marcelo Arnone , a dermatologist at the Hospital das Clinicas in Sao Paulo and coordinator of the Department of Psoriasis SBD to talk a little about this disease .
Cases like the reader happen often?
All of us , dermatologists , we have heard stories like this . Reflect the embarrassment and suffering psoriasis sufferers face when trying to perform everyday social activities .
How to avoid this embarrassment ?
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that causes red lesions and slough , located most often on the elbows , knees and scalp . But it is not contagious . Nobody "gets" psoriasis or embrace when greeting someone with the disease . People are prejudiced because they fear it is contagious . This bias is related to the lack of information about the disease .
Holders may participate in the sports activities of the club?
Psoriasis can be diagnosed during routine medical examination goers perform regularly in clubs . Doctors with good clinical training are able to diagnose or suspect psoriasis and since avert the possibility of a contagious skin disease , consider that patients with psoriasis are able to attend swimming pool, sauna and any other sports activity or leisure .
The nurse club could have acted differently ?
The nurse could have approached the girl with psoriasis so reserved as to whether she had a diagnosis of his skin disease . Once that was cleared up psoriasis and psoriasis is not contagious , the girl would usually go to the pool and other areas of sports and social club . Moreover, it is recommended that patients with psoriasis medical expose themselves to sunlight , as it has anti-inflammatory action on the skin.
Watch the video that is part of the awareness campaign Psoriasis SBD :
http://vimeo.com/77823415
Source : See Online
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