Topic > Plaque Psoriasis Case Study - 1848

VEGF is present in high levels in suprabasal keratinocytes, which is thought to cause chronic inflammation of the skin (Heidenreich, R., Rocken, M., Kamaran, G., 2009 ). The environmental factors involved in psoriasis are triggered by alcohol, cigarettes, stress, infections, trauma and some drugs such as: beta blockers, lithium, NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors and terbinafine (Blauvelt & Ehst, 2013). Environmental factors trigger overactive T cells, which are associated with the autoimmune inflammatory response that occurs in psoriasis (Blauvelt & Ehst,