Psoriasis Hereditary ?

[jdhaas]

Hello all:
I am 29 and have had P for over a year now, Mainly small spots on my back, legs and scalp, very manageable with the typical ointments, Dovenex , Clobetasel, along with supplement oils. My question is this. My wife and I are expecting our first child, yea !! I have read the standard P information and they say it may be hereditary (no direct link) First has any one with Psoriasis had children without Psoriasis to date,( a little reassurance) and if they did can you lead me to some sound advise or information we can look to.
Thank you,

[Sparky]

Hello,

Before my grandmother passed I tried to get and answer from her regarding her ex husband from the late forties. This was a bad time for her and especially for the time period as divorce was tabue in these day's. She was reluctant to answer any specific problems with her ex and my mother did not know him well enough to say. From many discussions with aunts, uncles and grandmother, the symptoms all seem to be in place. With the lack of understanding back then of p the reclusive nature of his life, the medical and mental problems, self medication and the pure non-disclosure of certain things makes good sense that he must have had some form of p.
To compound this we have ? spelling, Piebaldism in the family line. This is a pigment disorder that effects every other generation with a diamond shaped white spot in the form of a sound wave starting from the forehead and going down to the knees and varying in intensity.The tattle tale is the white lock of hair on the forehead. This makes my son's skin require moisturization and I know that none of my relatives that have Piebaldism have p.
My cousin however has excema and she has to treat it on a regular basis. If p is hereditary it seems to skip generations. This is only personal observations from my family.
Congragulations!
Brad

[RDean]

I have had P for more than 40 years, mostly moderate and lately PS. I've been married more than 50 years and my wife has never had symptoms of P; but, her mother had a rather severe problem with the disease. We have two children, ages 41 and 38 and neither have symptoms of psoriasis. Don't worry! Psoriasis is unpredictable and all us psoriatics accept it for what it is. We do hope for even more effective treatments in the future and, certainly, some day, that prayed-for cure. The heartbreak of psoriasis is here today, but someday it will be history. Hang in there!

[sharee2]

Hi there.. I have had Psoriasis for about 17 years now. Thought I was the only one in the family. I have an uncle that has it only on his hands. I have identical twin brothers, one has a very mild case and the other one has no signs of Psoriasis at all. They (the doctors that is) say it is hereditary and it might be. But I know of lots of people that have Psoriasis and their kids have no signs of it at all.. I also know people who dont have psoriasis but some of their children have it. In all honesty I dont think anyone knows the truth about it. Have you baby, enjoy and have many more.. if they get it.. you will deal with it. Best of luck
Sharee

[mikes]

I have had Psoriasis for 17 years now - I'm 36. It started on the scalp and has progressed to a few other areas - like you described. I have three boys - 11, 8, and 4. No signs of "p" yet. My grandfather, mother, and uncle all suffered from "p". So it seems that there is a bad gene being passed along, but who knows.

Good luck on your baby.

Mike

[Angef]

My Mom has mild scalp psoriasis, I have moderate to severe pustular psoriasis. I have three sisters and two daughters who are p-free. Go figure. I guess I am just the lucky one.

[billsilberman]

My mom and my maternal grandfather both had it, confirming a family belief that it is passed on from male parent to female child, or female parent to male child. That may be folk legend, but my Mom believed it was fact ... and I have had two doctor's confirm that that is what they have generally seen as a pattern. Anyway, Mom gave me lots of good gifts ... so the psorisis is just taking the bad with the good.

[rhop]

Hi - I've had mild p. since age 17, had 3 kids, was breastfed myself, breastfed all 3 of my kids, and am the only one in my family anywhere that has p. I now have SEVERE p and pa, am 52, and none of the kids has ever developed it. Don't worry - be happy!!! Congratulations - enjoy your baby! Your genes have already been passed along - too late to start worrying now. There is a genetic predisposition element to p - but other factors apparently are involved to cause an individual to come down with it, including severe physical or emotional stress to the body, as well as a possible viral or bacterial trigger. Those of us lucky enough to have all the planets align at the right phase of the moon have p and pa. By the time your baby is grown, we will hopefully have made p an unpleasant memory and be living happy, cured lives!! Rosemary

[kelley]

Hi there -

I'm new to the group. I'm 46 years old, have had acute psoriasis since the age of seven. I had always assumed that the psoriasis had just "skipped" a generation since my mother and father neither one had serious. My grandfather on my mother's side had acute psoriasis also. Of his twelve children only one had what I would classify as moderately severe psoriasis. The other siblings had none. My mother developed a patch of psosirias on her ankle that has gotten rather big, but that's the limit of her plaques. My father has a couple of small spots on his knees. There was no history of psoriasis in his family that I'm aware of. In the meantime, I have three daughters, ages 7-16 and none of them has contracted psoriasis so far. I pray that they will not develop it. However, if you look at my parents as an example, one or more of my daughters may develop psoriasis as time goes on. For most of my life, my psoriasis has covered anywhere from 40 to about 85 percent of my body between UV or Puva treatments. As far as worrying about your kids and their likelihood of getting psoriasis, just count yourself blessed that you already have, have experience with it and know how to help and counsel your kids should they get it. By the way, I was just recently diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis, which is an added bonus. We should always count our blessings, even if they get a little sore, a little itchy and a little obnoxious to look at.

Good luck -

Mark Kelley
Parker, CO

[mishmaroo]

Hi,
I'm also new here. My mother has very very severe p. Myself, nor any of my 3 siblings have it. So that will be good news for you JDhaas. The bad news is my daughter (almost 9) was just diagnosed with it. My mother was first diagnosed at age 10. When she was in her 20's the doctors all believed that it DID skip a generation, but now, I guess that is suspect. But it has held true for our family. Anyway, I guess there is no real answer yet, but we'll all figure it out together.

[PTener]

Hi,
I have had ps since the age of 2. I am now 58, with what would be called a very mild case of ps. My mother did not have ps until she was over 50. Hers was severe, but she abused her health through alcohol. I have 2 daughters, ages 36 and 37, neither of whom has ps

Don't worry about your baby - enjoy.

Peggy

[AlphaChik]

I think the jury is still out on this one. My Father had P almost as long as I can remember. I had it when I was a child. It then disappeared for about 35 years. It came back recently with a vengence. The funny thing is I have the P exactly in the same spots my Father did...both feet, right knee, right elbow and left hand. My brother has not signs of P anywhere. This is indeed a strange malady.

[debber_1]

Hi,
My mother has psoriasis and her father had it too so I guess it is hereditary in my family..My 2 daughters get a spot or 2 occasionally.
Deb