Psoriasis day
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WEXFORD psoriasis sufferers can learn more about the skin condition at a special free information day in Sam McAuley's Pharmacy, Whitemill Road, on Monday, March 29, between 2 p.m and 5 p.m.
Dermatology nurse Carol Collins will advise patients on the different types of psoriasis, management of their condition, and compliance with treatments.
Psoriasis is chronic skin condition, characterised by dry, red patches and thick silvery scales on the skin. Although the condition is incurable, it is treatable.
It can start at any age, but most patients develop the condition in their twenties. There is a peak of incidence during late teens or early twenties and a second peak when patients reach their fifties.
There are an estimated 100,000 patients in the country and an estimated 4,000 sufferers are living in Wexford.
