Is psoriasis a serious chronic disease?

Psoriasis is a chronic disease, but whether it is serious should be judged according to the specific circumstances.

The etiology of psoriasis is not clear, generally related to genetic factors, immune factors and other reasons, can be divided into psoriasis vulgaris, psoriasis arthropathy, etc. If the patient is psoriasis vulgaris, due to the small range of skin lesions, generally not serious, but if it is psoriasis arthropathy, in addition to psoriasis skin lesions, there will be joint lesions, if the patient has joint deformity performance, at this time generally more serious, Patients should cooperate with doctors in time for targeted treatment to alleviate symptoms.