ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF KUSHTHA ROGA (TVACHA VIKAR) W.S.R. TO PSORIASIS
*Vd. Yasmin Fasiuddin Shaikh and Vd. Ujwala V. Pawar
ABSTRACT
The skin is largest Organ of human body. It is one of the five
„Gyanendriyas’ described in Ayurvedic texts, which is responsible for
Sparsh Gyan or touch sensation. Most of the skin disorders (Tvacha
vikara) have been described under umbrella of Kushtha. Kushtha
means pathological condition which despises the skin. Psoriasis is one
of the most common dermatological diseases affecting upto 2.5% of
world‟s Population. In Ayurveda Kushtha Roga includes
dermatological disorders including Psoriasis described as one of the
most chronic disorders and is very difficult to cure. Several modifying
factors including obesity, trauma, infection and a possible deficiency
of the active forms of vitamin D3 plays an important role in development of Psoriais.
Psoriasis is a complex, chronic, multifactorial, inflammatory disease that involves
hyperproliferation of the keratinocytes in the epidermis, with an increase in the epidermal cell
turnover rate. Environmental, genetic and immunological factors appear to play a key role in
pathogenesis of different chronic dermatological disorders especially in Psoriasis. The
disease Psoriasis, most commonly manifests on the skin of elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral
areas, intergluteal clefts and glans penis. In upto 30% of patients, the joints are also affected.
Both sciences, ayurveda and modern medical science accepted that diet, activities,
environmental, genetic & immunological and psychological factors play key role in the
etiopathogenesis of dermatological disorder. In this review, mentioned the etiopathogenesis
of Kushtha Roga w.s.r. to Psoriasis.
Keywords: Kushtha, Psoriasis, Etiology, Pathogenesis.
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