Red, itchy, scaly skin: Why Canadians with psoriasis continue to suffer in silence – Global News

Rosamond Turner, 25, from Toronto dealt with psoriasis for most of her adult life. Her outbreaks got so bad that her face turned itchy, red and scaly. It caused her so much anxiety that she couldn’t finish her application to a master’s degree program in social work.

She even avoided leaving the house for months at a time so she didn’t have to face a world of people staring at her.

Essentially, your immune system is overactive, triggering an overproduction of cells. Those cells then reach the surface of the skin and die. This creates a buildup, which can appear anywhere on the body.

Patches can be small or very large and sometimes they are found on the scalp, elbows or knees. The exact cause of the condition is unknown.

For Turner, she has been able to control her outbreaks with a treatment called phototherapy.

Phototherapy is a treatment for psoriasis that uses light to penetrate the skin and slow down the growth of skin cells, according to psoriasis.org. This involves exposing the skin to an artificial UVB light in a machine, which sort of looks like a tanning bed, for a scheduled period of time.

However, a new report by the Canadian Association of Psoriasis Patients highlights the barriers Canadians face in getting access to this treatment.

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Credit: Global News

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