Psoriasis Help Organisation - Online Psoriasis Forum

PSORIASIS

Psoriasis, a chronic skin disease that afflicts 1 in 50 people in the United Kingdom with patches of inflamed skin topped with silvery scales, has long perplexed scientists

Fast Facts

Psoriasis is a dry, scaly skin condition in which cells are produced too quickly. Normally skin cells take about 21 to 28 days to replace themselves, in psoriasis they take around 2 to 6 days

Since Enbrel became licensed for use in psoriatic/rheumatoid arthritis in Scotland, we have seen a small increase in the amount of forums and with the possibility of Enbrel and Raptiva gaining a UK license this year, we believe a personal experience from one of our members would be useful and informative, rather than having to read material from elsewhere.