‘Rising air pollution triggering psoriasis’
Hyderabad: In recent years, rising air pollution has been found to trigger psoriasis in many people, according to experts. An inflammatory auto-immune disease, psoriasis results in red or white patches on the skin.
Experts participating at the ongoing Dermacon 2024 in the city have raised concerns about the substantial impact of air pollution on treatment. Among the millennial population, a recent trend that has been seen is of stress levels impacting psoriasis. These experts have emphasised the role of biologics in effective management of psoriasis.
“Rising air pollution not only affects the respiratory system, but also leads to skin-related diseases. The observations reveal that pollutants in air can be a trigger for psoriasis flare-up and can significantly impact treatment. Poor air quality tends to prolong recovery periods,” said Dr Vijay Bhaskar.
“Studies have found that concentrations of pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, other nitrogen oxides, benzene, PM10, and PM2.5 impact psoriasis flare ups. The pollutants weaken the skin barriers and modify the skin absorption levels. Several psoriasis-related skin bacteria gets activated due to air pollutants,” he added.
Source – ETHealth World
