Hello All New Member

[Nessa]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows if psoriasis can be induced by working with toxic chemicals? let me know something, Thanx

[wildflowerAnn]

I don't know about toxic chemicals. Mine was induced by toxic people.
What chemicals and how is the exposure occurring?
Ann

[Raynard_the_Fox]

Hi Nessa,

Welcome nice to have you here. To answer your question I remeber a thread a while back. (I cant find it at the moment but if I do I will post a link.) but there were ones in that thread that said that certin chemicals such as hash cleansers and things like that would trigger P in them.

This is not to say that the chemicals are the cause of the P, just the the trigger of sufface symptoms.

-Fox

[scratchydee]

Sorry- but I don't have any idea. :confused: Do you think that is what triggered your p?
By the way, Welcome to the Boards!!!

[RichJ]

hi nessa,
sorry i can't help much but welcome to the p family. you have met some of the wonderful people on here and will find alot of great info. welcome and nice to meet you.

have a good day all

richard

[Nessa]

The toxic substance I was referring to is PD-680, a dry cleaning solvent I used while in the U.S. Navy. My psoriasis did not appear until I came in to contact with that stuff.

[RichJ]

hi nessa,
maybe it can. i don't know. i work around alot of chemicals wd-40, potash soap, 50/50 solder (lead) and on my feet alot. i get it on the botom of feet and hands. i hope this little will help

have a good day all

richard

[MikeK]

Hi Nessa,

Welcome to the Board! :cool: Nice to meet you. I'm sorry to hear that your psoriasis may have been triggered by some chemicals that you came into contact with while you were serving our country. I not sure if this is the post that David (Raynard_the_Fox) is referring to, but Roger (Sooner_Rog) reported that he suspects that his psoriasis was triggered when he was in the army andspilled some serious epoxy resin crap on me during a repairSource: http://www.psoriasis.org/forum/showthread.php?p=53075&highlight=troop+clinic#post53075.

Sadly, we haven't heard from Roger in a very long time. I often wonder how is doing.

I hope helps.

Good luck. Keep us posted and please don't be a stranger.

Mike

[swogoddess]

There is a reason that the Navy stopped using PD-680. It is toxic period. There is nothing saying that your exposure didn't trigger something in your auto-immune response - which is what psoriasis is.

I would assume that your exposure was a contributor if not the cause.

Sorry - but welcome to the NPF.