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Psoriasis patients decry report on flesh-eating illness

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By Nestor Corrales INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines A group of psoriasis patients decried latest news reports maligning the disease as communicable.

Psoriasis Philippines founding chairman Josef De Guzman on Wednesday said the case of a patient in Pangasinan who has been diagnosed with psoriasis has been sensationalized by a news report.

De Guzman was reacting to the report of ABS-CBN news program Bandila on Monday night saying that a mysterious flesh-eating illness is slowly spreading in Pangasinan.

I am making an open plea to them for a more responsible reporting because they are not helping other people. They are isolating us instead, De Guzman told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.

He said that psoriasis is not communicable and added that the news report was maligning.

A lot of our members are now afraid to go out of their houses because of discrimination. There was no outbreak. The report just wants to sensationalize the situation, he said.

He appealed to the media to be responsible in reporting.

Media has been our greatest ally and we hope them to be responsible in news reporting, he said.

He mentioned that Psoriasis Society has a Hug Me campaign which is now on its seventh year to show people that the disease is not communicable.

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EPIDEMIC OF PANIC | Feared 'flesh-eating disease' in Pangasinan a bad case of psoriasis – DOH

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By: Jet Villa, InterAksyon.com February 25, 2014 4:36 PM

Health Secretary Ona: categorically shoots down fears of "flesh-eating" disease.

InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5

MANILA, Philippines Ignorance and panic often make the worst combination in cases of a mystery disease and the latest example of how misinformation can fan paranoia and deepen the suffering of people is found in Pangasinan, where fears that flesh-eating bacteria similar to that reported in the US have spread lately.

Moving to stem the panic, the Department of Health (DOH) shot down Tuesday rumors about a "flesh-eating" skin disease, following reports of two suspected cases in Pangasinanone in Villasis town, another in Sta. Barbara.

Health Secretary Enrique Ona was categorical: "There is no reported case of 'flesh-eating' skin disease in the country yet. Absolutely no reason for the public to panic.

In the first case, Pangasinan Rep. Kimi Cojuangco took to Twitter to allay fears after consulting with local health officials familiar with the case of a young man in Villasis town whose family was given many different diagnoses. The man, called Joseph in a TV report, suffers from an acute episode of psoriasis, a chronic skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white scales, as a result of an abnormally rapid way the skin cells grow. In severe cases, it could be associated with or complicate other ailments like arthritis or gout, or immune disorders.

Kimi Cojuangco tweeted at 3 in the afternoon of Tuesday: re the so called plague in Pangasinan.The male patient in Villasis has a very bad case of Erithrodermic Psoriasis and proceeded to share the image of a patient with this ailment that she said she had googled from a medical website and whose manifestations look exactly the same as the Villasis man: pic.twitter.com/0EfZsmMdO7"

Psoriasis is one of the least-understood diseases and one of the countrys foremost experts, Makati Medical Centers Dr. Vermen Verallo-Rowell of the VMV line of hypoallergenics, has spent the past three decades explaining it to people. In an earlier interview with an InterAksyon.com editor, Verallo said people should understand these basic things about psoriasis: one, it is NOT contagious; that episodes are often triggered by changes in weather or climate, stress and too much of the wrong foods; that psoriasis patients need to be in clean surroundings where they wont be at risk of infection; that psoriatic sufferers can lead normal lives especially if they have the support group of family, friends and a community that understands the disease.

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'Flesh-eating' cases identified as leprosy, psoriasis: DOH

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MANILA The flesh-eating diseases carried by two patients in Pangasinan have been identified as leprosy and psoriasis, both of which are not contagious, a health official said on Tuesday.

In a phone interview with ABS-CBNnews.com, Department of Health (DoH) Undersecretary Janette Garin said the two cases in Pangasinan have been placed under investigation, but they pose no threat to the public.

According to Garin, one of the patients has been diagnosed with leprosy, a disease that causes skin sores.

The medications the patient took caused side effects that made the skin react, similar to having an allergy.

Dahil malala na [ang leprosy], binigyan ng gamot [ang pasyente na nagdulot sa] pagkakaroon ng reaskyon na parang allergy, ngunit hindi ito flesh-eating," Garin told ABS-CBNnews.com.

For the second patient, Garin said authorities are still having the case verified.

However, past records show the patient is suffering from psoriasis, a skin disease that causes peeling and red marks on the skin.

Ang psoriasis ay isang skin desease na hindi nakakahawa. [Nagdudulot ito ng] pamamamalat sa balat ng pasyente.

Garin said that there is nothing to be worry about as both cases are not contagious.

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Many forms of psoriasis; just as many treatments

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By Erinn Hutkin, Special to U-T San Diego 6 p.m.Feb. 18, 2014

Psoriasis is a skin condition many may have heard about from TV ads promoting prescription drugs. However, there are several ways to treat the disease, and the medications that are typically advertised are often the last in a line of treatments used by those with the condition.

According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, psoriasis is a skin disease that results in scaling and inflammation. Its often associated with pain, swelling, heat and redness.

Its a condition that affects about 2 percent of the population, according to Dr. Mona Mofid, a dermatologist at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, and there are many forms of the disease. The condition is chronic, and while she said theres no cure, its something patients and doctors work to keep under control.

The most common form, she said, is plaque psoriasis, which generally affects the skin around joints such as the elbows and knees. Its often marked by large, scaly, silvery patches that itch.

Other forms, such as inverse psoriasis, often target the folds of the skin, including the groin, armpits and under the breasts. Some forms of psoriasis are found on the face and scalp, creating a form of dandruff on the face, while other types affect the whole body and can be life-threatening.

While the cause of the disease is unknown, Mofid said different genes are being examined to pinpoint its origin. She likens the skin cells of those with psoriasis to being on overdrive basically. According to WebMD.com, the cells mature about five times faster than cells in normal skin.

And unlike normal skin cells, which naturally slough off, these cells pile up on the skins surface almost faster than snow on a snowdrift, according to the website.

Although the cause of the disease is unclear, Mofid said there are known triggers for psoriasis, mainly stress. She said stress that causes the disease to flare up can come in many forms. Theres emotional stress everything from work or money issues to life-altering events such as death or divorce and theres also physical stress, She said something that physically taxes the body, like getting the flu, breaking a leg, even banging an elbow into a desk at work, can cause the disease to make its presence known.

Theres often a trigger for psoriasis, she said. Something turns it on. Psoriasis loves elbows, knees and shins. It will flare with trauma.

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