What Is Psoriasis Of The Foot?         

Psoriasis of the foot is simply skin psoriasis that develops on the feet and ankle areas of the body. Foot psoriasis can be either the scale like type, or the type of psoriasis which involves having small white blisters on red and inflamed areas of the skin.

Psoriasis is a chronic but non contagious skin condition, that's thought to be a result of other problems or activities within the body's immune system. Some medical professionals feel that psoriasis is triggered by great deals of stress, while others say it can also be triggered by events which are stressful physically to the body such as having a severe illness or infection. Alternative health specialists however, feel that psoriasis is the result of some deeper underlying problem within your body or its major organs.

Many people see psoriasis of the foot and other areas of skin psoriasis as a skin disease, while it is in fact, not actually a disease at all. Essentially, something happens within the body which makes it start generating new skin cells much more rapidly than normal. When everything is working properly, the human body will generate new skin cells deep beneath the surface of our skin. These new cells gradually rise to the surface over a period of about thirty days. By the time the new skin cells reach the surface, existing skin cells have fully died off and are ready to shed. This natural shedding process makes way for the new skin cells on the surface.

With psoriaris however, the new skin cells rise to the skin surface much more rapidly. Reaching the top within just four or five days, these new cells have surfaced before the existing ones are ready to be shed. So the skin cells pile up on the surface, creating the condition commonly known as psoriasis.

In most cases, psoriasis will look like dry, flaky skin. It's commonly found on the elbows, knees and scalp, and usually has white or silvery gray scales. It can be itchy, and sometimes it can be red and inflamed.

Psoriasis of the foot is simply the existance of skin psoriasis on the foot or ankle of your body. Psoriasis of the foot can develop on the sole of a foot, top, between the toes, or all over.

Another type of psoriasis doesn't involve flaky scaly skin as much. Instead, this type of psoriasis usually involves red, inflamed skin which has small white blisters all over it. This type of psoriasis can also develop anywhere on the foot.

Psoriasis of the foot can be a big problem for some people. Because there is often itching and sometimes swelling involved, this can make it difficult to walk normally. Some types of psoriasis will also cause cracking and bleeding too, which can be quite painful.

Psoriasis of the foot is sometimes easily mistaken for fungal infections too, such as athletes foot. If you develop scales or blisters and redness on your feet, and you're not sure if it's a fungus or psoriasis, you can easily get it tested by visiting your family physician. They'll do a lab culture to check for fungus growth.