Medicine reactions and psoriasis
Certain medicines can trigger psoriasis or make it worse. These include:
- Lithium (such as Eskalith and Lithobid) used to treat bipolar disorder.
- Beta-blockers, prescribed for treating heart problems, high blood pressure, migraine headaches, or tremor.
- Some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and aspirin, and those available with a prescription, especially indomethacin and meclofenamate.
- Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, used to treat malaria.
Before medicines are prescribed for you for any condition, let your doctor know that you have psoriasis.
Scalp psoriasis is a common skin disorder that produces raised, reddish, and often scaly patches. It can appear as one or multiple patches on the scalp, affect the entire scalp, and spread beyond the scalp to the forehead, back of the neck, or behind the ears. Scalp psoriasis is not contagious. Like other types of psoriasis, its exact cause is unknown. But it's believed to result from an abnormality of the immune system that causes skin cells to grow too quickly and build up as patches. You may...
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