Ringworm Causes Psoriasis and It Is Contagious

Eventually psoriasis is really the fungus! Yes, it is the fungal infection of the skin and it is contagious.

I am not saying that it is just fungal infectionAutonomic Nervous System dysfunction plays major role but what causes the primary immune reaction or suspected vasoconstriction in the skin?

Scaly plaques are full of bacteria no doubt about that but the primary cause of immune reaction and the reason why psoriasis plaque develop may be the same as in a disease called Tinea corporis generally known under the name ringworm.

What causes ringworm?

Ringworm.
Image source: CDC/Dr. Lucille K. Georg Creation Date: 1969

Ringworm (this term in medicine is referred as to – Tinea) is a fungal infection caused by dermatophyte fungus of the 3 genera: Microsporum, Epidermophyton and Trichophyton.

Depending on where the infection is localized the disease is called Tinea corporis (body), Tinea capitis (scalp), Tinea pedis (foot), Tinea unguium (nails – onychomycosis), etc…

The fungi that cause this disease are common organisms living on the normal skin of healthy person. However when there is some opportunity the fungus may spread and induce a rash or more serious skin lesions.

I think that one of those more serious skin lesions we call psoriasis.

Just look at the next photo where you can see the ringworm and psoriasis plaque side by side in one person.

The smaller patch is the guttate psoriasis, the bigger patch is ringworm.

The smaller patch is the guttate psoriasis, the bigger patch is ringworm.

The smaller patch is the guttate psoriasis plaque. The bigger patch is (probably) the fungal infection – at least the most dermatologists would say that after the first examination of the rash.

So it is very possible that psoriasis is “just” a fungal infection of the skin caused by the diminished blood flow in the upper part of the skin due to Autonomic Nervous System dysfunction.

The only difference between the ringworm and psoriasis is that in psoriasis the Autonomic Nervous System is underperforming and fungus can spread. It is easily deducted from the act that psoriasis spreads symmetrically. Basically due to localized vasoconstriction on the same spots on both sides of the body.

Psoriasis is really caused by ringworm fungus?

Probably yes.

So what about the differences between psoriasis patch and ringworm rash?

The fact that psoriasis spreads symmetrically and it is more scaly mostly in the center of the lesions when compared to ringworm rash (Tine corporis).

Those two parameters could be easily explained by Autonomic Nervous System caused vasoconstriction (low blood flow also potentiated by coagulation cascade – fibrin and platelets aggregation) in psoriasis. When this happens the ringworm fungi can infect the skin more easily and mostly the immune system is not capable of killing it due to decreased blood flow in the area.

Proofs that psoriasis is the fungal infection

1. Broken off hair

One of the symptoms of fungal infections that cause Tinea corporis or Tinea capitis (fungal infection of the body and scalp respectively) is hair damage at the place of infected area. In case of Tinea capitis it is clearly visible that the hair is missing – bald patches on the scalp form usually the circles.

Broken off hair caused by Tine capitis. Image source: Pai VV, Hanumanthayya K, Tophakhane RS, Nandihal NW, Kikkeri NN. Clinical study of Tinea capitis in Northern Karnataka: A three-year experience at a single institute. Indian Dermatol Online J [serial online] 2013 [cited 2015 Jun 27];4:22-6. Available from: http://www.idoj.in/text.asp?2013/4/1/22/105461

Broken off hair caused by Tine capitis.
Image source: Pai VV, Hanumanthayya K, Tophakhane RS, Nandihal NW, Kikkeri NN. Clinical study of Tinea capitis in Northern Karnataka: A three-year experience at a single institute. Indian Dermatol Online J [serial online] 2013 [cited 2015 Jun 27];4:22-6. Available from: http://www.idoj.in/text.asp?2013/4/1/22/105461

This is a “black dot” Tinea capitis which presents when the hair are broken off at the scalp level.

Those “missing” hairs in Tinea capitis are actually there, I mean they didn’t fall off.

Actually those hairs are broken off at the level of the skin.

The cause of this broken off hair is fungal invasion of the hair shaft what makes the hair break down into pieces.

However Tinea capitis (we are still talking about the ringworm causing fungi) may manifest also as a dry grey patch which really resembles the psoriasis plaque.

Gray type of Tinea capitis resemples scalp psoriasis. Image source: Pai VV, Hanumanthayya K, Tophakhane RS, Nandihal NW, Kikkeri NN. Clinical study of Tinea capitis in Northern Karnataka: A three-year experience at a single institute. Indian Dermatol Online J [serial online] 2013 [cited 2015 Jun 27];4:22-6. Available from: http://www.idoj.in/text.asp?2013/4/1/22/105461

Gray type of Tinea capitis resemples scalp psoriasis.
Image source: Pai VV, Hanumanthayya K, Tophakhane RS, Nandihal NW, Kikkeri NN. Clinical study of Tinea capitis in Northern Karnataka: A three-year experience at a single institute. Indian Dermatol Online J [serial online] 2013 [cited 2015 Jun 27];4:22-6. Available from: http://www.idoj.in/text.asp?2013/4/1/22/105461

This is a gray type of Tinea captitis. Doesn’t it look like a scalp psoriasis?

And now look at this photo of psoriasis plaque. There are also the broken off hair! Just like in case of scientifically confirmed Tinea capitis (ringworm on the body) caused by fungal infection!

Broken off hair in the psoriasis plaque are caused by fungal infection. You can see also from one hair follicle there growing 2 hairs which also may be caused by fungal infection in my opinion.

Broken off hair in the psoriasis plaque are caused by fungal infection. You can see also from one hair follicle there growing 2 hairs which also may be caused by fungal infection in my opinion.

Here are the 3 photos of how fungi can grow through the hair. The photos are from the scientific paper “Fungal Tunneling of Hair from a Buried Body” [3]:

Those dark lines are actually a fungal tunnels as the fungus grows through the hair shaft.

Those dark lines are actually a fungal tunnels as the fungus grows through the hair shaft.
Image source: DeGaetano, D. H., Kempton, J. B., and Rowe, W. F., “Fungal Tunneling of Hair from a Buried Body,” Journal of Forensic Sciences, JFSCA, Vol. 37, No. 4, July 1992, pp. 1048-1054.

Branching of the fungus in the hair shaft.

Branching of the fungus in the hair shaft.
Image source: DeGaetano, D. H., Kempton, J. B., and Rowe, W. F., “Fungal Tunneling of Hair from a Buried Body,” Journal of Forensic Sciences, JFSCA, Vol. 37, No. 4, July 1992, pp. 1048-1054.

The entrance where the fungus enters into the hair shaft.

The entrance where the fungus enters into the hair shaft.
Image source: DeGaetano, D. H., Kempton, J. B., and Rowe, W. F., “Fungal Tunneling of Hair from a Buried Body,” Journal of Forensic Sciences, JFSCA, Vol. 37, No. 4, July 1992, pp. 1048-1054.

2. Hair follicle allows the fungus to get literally under the skin

Most psoriasis plaques usually start where the hair grows out of the skin.

Why?

Actually it is the weakest point of the physically* and chemically* undamaged skin. This is also why scalp psoriasis is often the hardest to clear up. Thousands of hair follicles provide the many chances for fungi to get under the skin and spread.

Psoriasis plaque starts forming around the hair follicle.

Psoriasis plaque starts forming around the hair follicle.

Why and how does fungus invade the skin in the spot where the hair grows out?

The answer is: Autonomic Nervous System dysfunction and oxygen deprived skin.

*Physical and chemical damage to skin:
Fungi as well as bacteria live in symbiosis on our skin but if we damage our skin then some pathogen can cause infection.

Physical damage:
Burn, cut, scratch – all those types of physical damage to skin are linked to induction of psoriasis plaque. We call this Koebner phenomenon. The real cause of this is fungal infection accompanied by ANS dysfunction and bad blood flow.

Chemical damage:
You probably know those people who use a lot of soaps or dish cleaners without gloves. They constantly disrupt the protective layer on their skin and kill the beneficial bacteria on their hands. Then they develop dry skin, redness and often very itchy skin. Those symptoms are usually caused by opportunistic fungal infection that could penetrate into the skin because of damaged or completely missing protective layer.

3. Shaving the hair improves psoriasis

Shaving the hair ANYWHERE on the body often improves psoriasis plaques. In some people it can completely clear up their skin.

Most people don’t think about that this way but the men who shave their heads usually significantly improve their scalp psoriasis. In case of serious Autonomic Nervous System dysfunction and bad blood flow which allows the fungi invade the hair follicles and skin the skin won’t clear up completely but the improvement is usually marked.

Now we should try to answer why shaving the hair improves the psoriasis lesions?

  • It may be caused by the fact that the hair shaft may contain the fungus. This fungus may irritate or fool the Autonomic Nervous System and immune system which may “unintentionally” cause the vasoconstriction and inflammation in that area more that it is appropriate; just like in case of classic ringworm infection which starts and goes away shortly (days to weeks).
  • It may be caused by the fact that the hair follicle may tighten up so it is better protected from the fungus on the skin and makes it harder to invade the hair follicle.
  • It may be caused by the fact that Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) works better since the hair is the part of ANS so if you shave the hair the ANS may somehow work better or is not “confused” for some reason.

Fungal infections as cause of “autoimmune” diseases

There is at least one documented case of Tine corporis in patient with psoriasis.[1] We can say how somebody with overactive immune system (the official explanation of psoriasis) can contract also the opportunistic fungal infection of the skin?

You may say it is just one case, but actually who really thoroughly do some research of psoriasis pathogenesis? Most of the research is focused just on immune system and researchers are looking at psoriasis as the autoimmune disease. And it is NOT the autoimmune disease!

There are also another paper describing the fungal infection of the skin which resembles the symptoms of lupus erythematosus.[2]

So do you still think that psoriasis is strictly non-contagious? I wouldn’t say so.

References:
1) Laguna C. Tinea corporis in a psoriatic patient. Mycoses. 2012 Jan;55(1):90-2.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21615530

2) Kamalam A, Thambiah AS. Lupus erythematosus like tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans. Mykosen. 1984 Jun;27(6):316-8.

3) DeGaetano, D. H., Kempton, J. B., and Rowe, W. F., “Fungal Tunneling of Hair from a Buried Body,” Journal of Forensic Sciences, JFSCA, Vol. 37, No. 4, July 1992, pp. 1048-1054.

47 Responses

  1. Shirley P. Hyler says:

    I have had psoriaias for 15 Years alomost died taking Enbral five yrs ago also another time I take one shot wekly .8 Methorate keeps it somewhat bearable Its most horrible disease my age does not help Thanks for the latest information hope a cure comes to past Bless all the people who have to live with this disease..

    • John says:

      I am sorry but I can guarantee that cure will NEVER be developed and marketed. The reason is money. Corporations need making money and disease-free humans won’t pay.

  2. P A Deshpande says:

    Good Info

    • John says:

      Thank you!

      Some people are angry at me because I have written that “psoriasis is contagious”. They don’t understand or did not read that Autonomic Nervous System function needs to be altered by stress or infection, thick blood or deficiency in order to allow the psoriasis causing fungi to grow on the skin.

      • THOMAS C IRWIN says:

        WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOX !

        • John says:

          You have obviously no valuable arguments.

          You did not respond to any of my questions and just throwing bad words about everything.

          That is why your further comments on this blog will be deleted.

      • Shelley says:

        The Autonomic Nervous System has nothing to do with psoriasis. Psoriasis is where you get build up of the skin (thickening of the epidermis) which leads to abundant kertain (the silvery scales). There are individuals who are more prone to psoriasis an they tend to carry a gene called the HLA-C gene and this has to do with the IMMUNE system, not the autonomic system. Ringworm IS a fungal infection.

        • John says:

          Oh, yeah…!

          I have been writing here about how Autonomic Nervous System causes psoriasis for years and you proved me wrong in 1 comment written on 4 lines!

          Great!

          Just a question.. If Autonomic Nervous System has nothing to do with psoriasis then why plaques spread in very most cases symmetrically?

          Learn about dorsal root ganglion…

          Here is a quote from study “Cutaneous denervation of psoriasiform mouse skin improves acanthosis and inflammation in a sensory neuropeptide dependent manner”:

          “Nervous system involvement in psoriasis pathogenesis is supported by increases in nerve fiber numbers and neuropeptides in psoriatic skin and by reports detailing spontaneous plaque remission following nerve injury.”

          Quoted from: Cutaneous denervation of psoriasiform mouse skin improves acanthosis and inflammation in a sensory neuropeptide dependent manner

  3. david says:

    good info, thank you. I have a stiff neck and my neck, head/scalp/face is the worse area with psoriasis. I feel like the lack of circulation, constant touching and topical steroids contribute to stubborn spots too. More reason to get a hair cut.

  4. ghul says:

    interesting stuff. apart from psoriasis i got several spots on my body with fungal dermatitis.

    • John says:

      So it is easier for you to accept that psoriasis is fungal infection. Many people with psoriasis have or had fungal rash…

      It is so simple – dry, scaly, red, itchy – skin; doctors say it is PSORIASIS! I say it is fungal infection. It is so simple that everybody is ignoring it – fungus!

  5. Lucy says:

    Thank you for another great article !!
    There is something effective against this infection Tinea?

    • John says:

      Thank you!

      The cause is Autonomic Nervous System dysfunction not the fungi living naturally on the skin even in healthy people.

      We need to improve the blood flow by restoring the adrenaline sensitivity (by hypoglycemic diet, raising the cAMP levels (by forskolin), lowering the hypercoagulation (bile acids/artichoke, forskolin), increase ATP production (by B-complex vitamins, magnesium, zinc, omega 3…), fight off the internal infections like fungi, bacteria and viruses (by removing the infected teeth/root canal teeth, no sugar diet, essential oils, herbs, vitamin D3, enzymes,…).

      You can kill the fungi on the skin with Iodine or some antifungal cream but it is useless because psoriasis returns after discontinuation of the topical application.

  6. Lucy says:

    A very complete response
    Thank you!

  7. THOMAS C IRWIN says:

    PEOPLE;TRASH.

    LISTEN TO ME FOR JUST A MOMENT PLEASE:
    WHAT YOU ARE ALL BEING TOLD HER BY THIS IMBOCELE IS PURE AND UTTER TRASH.THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN PSORIASIS AND RINGWORM OR ANY OTHER FUNGAL INFECTION.TO TAKE AS TRUTH ABOUT HAIR LOSS AND FUNGAL INFECTION IS TOTALLY LAUGHABLE,THE PHOTOGRAPHS USED TO PROOVE A POINT IS PATHETIC,THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN FROM CADAVERS FOR GOODNESS SAKE!
    PLEASE DO YOURSELVES A BIG FAVOUR AND STOP SUBSCRIBING TO THIS SITE,AND DONT TAKE AS GOSPEL EVERYTHING YOU ARE BEING FED INFORMATION FROM A LUNATIC WHO CAN SPOUT ANYTHING AFTER READING FROM OLD MEDICAL BOOKS AND MEDICAL PAPERS NEVER PUBLISHED BECAUSE THEY ARE UTTER TRASH

    THERE IS NO REASON TO BELEIVE A WORD COMMING FROM THE WARPED MIND OF THESE IDIOTS,THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO WALK AROUND WEARING A “DANGER TO PUBLIC HEALTH”NOTICE AROUND THEIR PATHETIC NECKS FOR THE REST OF THEIR PATHETIC LIVES.

    YOURS HONESTLY
    THOMAS C IRWIN

    • John says:

      Thomas,

      I already replied to you on Google+ and I stated that I respect your opinion.

      And that is why I allowed your comment to be published here.

      However, you still name calling me without real data where I failed in presenting my theory.

      You say I am an “IMBOCELE”.

      Psoriasis plaques are spots on the skin where there is *limited* blood flow caused by Autonomic Nervous System – constricted blood vessels.

      Yeast and fungal pathogens live on the skin – healthy skin; on the places where there is limited blood flow they create psoriasis plaques.

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1594634/
      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17727364

      What is the Dandruff?

      Dandruff is very similar to psoriasis and is confirmed to be caused by Malassezia yeast.

      That is why antifungal shampoo works for dandruff.

      But if there is Autonomic Nervous System dysfunction – constricted blood vessels – then dandruff is chronic… and we call it psoriasis instead of dandruff.

      Yes, the photos of fungi decomposing the hair are from dead body but those photos are just an illustration how fungi invade the hair.

      If fungi can cause condition called – ringworm or nail fungus – by attacking the skin of living human do you think that it is impossible for them to attack the hair?

      If you do not like this website then why do you visiting this blog months after our discussion on Google+?

      You call the idiots people writing this blog because they endangering the public health?

      How?

      I would say that lifelong prescription of ciclosporine, methotrexate, glucocorticoids and biologic drugs is endangering of health of the people.

      All those drugs do not treat the cause just symptoms and leads to cancer, nervous system damage, immune system damage and serious life threatening infection – bacterial, viral and fungal.

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25496045
      https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/cookieAbsent?code=null

      I never said that I am a doctor and all information on this blog is just for informational purposes. Everything is just my theory based on scientific papers I know.

      • Yvonne Melendez says:

        Very interesting and worth noting. I currently am living with cats whom have confirmed to have ring worm about two weeks ago, and now it appears I have a lesion on my back from a few days ago. Naturally, I’m guessing it’s ringworm. However, several other tiny, red and scaly lesions that don’t really appear to be ringworm have creeped up in mutliple places on my skin, leading me to see if anyone else has had a similar experience. They look very similar to the tiny path next to the ringworm in the above pictures. In the past I had eczema, and cured it by switching to a vegan diet versus the medication and topical creams that were only temporary fixes that my doctor had me try. I will be visiting the doctor tomorrow, so we’ll see how what they have to say.

        • John says:

          It would be interesting to have the photos of ringworm in your cats and on your skin as you have mentioned.

          If it is possible, please, take the photos and send them to my e-mail.

          Thank you, John!

      • Kat Gardner says:

        I believe this to be a paid shill that goes after people who are over the target. Big Pharma, big medicine, big insurance all have a huge stake in making sure people like you are never allowed to get the truth out. You article makes perfect sense to me. A little over two years ago, I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. It hit me suddenly and with a vengeance. I watched my fingers and toes swell and deform while desperately seeking medical help. I researched extensively, went to doctors, dermatologists, rheumatologists, had every test and tried several biologics and other powerful drugs that only made things worse. I stumbled across some information online regarding an epidemic of fungal infection that could be behind many of the ailments people face today. I tried the recommended protocol or potassium iodide saturated solution, 5 drops 3 times a day along with Epsom salt and borax hot baths for at least 30 min a day along with eating clean, non gmo, non processed food and distilled water. 1 month into this protocol, my fingers and toes are back to their original size, my skin is 95% clear, my pain is 90% gone and I feel better than I have in decades. Weight has been falling off of me. I finally feel hope. Thank you for an excellent article. I truly believe there is something fungal behind so many diseases and disorders and I believe there is a conscious effort to censor, suppress and degrade anyone who is closing in on the truth.

  8. Teresa Neri says:

    I had ringworm at the age of fifteen,I was given a topical cream and it went away. The symptom has never returned. In my mid fourties I sarted with dry itchy patches. I went to the Dermatologist,she gave a cream it did nothing. I tried a different Dermatologist she gave a cream for psoriasis it worked but every year it comes back. So they are not the same and if were contagious,everyone in my family would have it. On the other hand ringworm is contagious and it was pass on to me by my neice.

  9. ghul says:

    cool article

  10. John says:

    This may or may not be related, but I clearly recall my son (12 at the time) having small white circles on his head after a haircut. I took him to the doctor and they assumed it was ringworm and gave him a shot. The next day he had 2 red spots on his leg which developed into psoriasis. It became worse and on his scalp and body. Although topicals somewhat worked, no medications seem to work other than the latest which is Stelara. I know people may find it hard to believe but was it just coincidence that the next day he had the 2 red spots?

    • John says:

      1. They gave him the shot of what?

      2. So do you believe or disagree that psoriasis has a fungal origin?

      • will says:

        you are on to something. i gotvring worm then with in 2 wks scalp psorisis. met a 15 yo boy today same thing just happen to him. it also grows in arterial plaque caused heart trouble in me. had bypass surgery. would likevto know how to kill fungud in body. feel it still in my whole body. guts too. yeast oder from sweat too. any advice?

        • John says:

          Prescription drugs may be useful in severe cases even though they are hard on the liver.

          Very effective natural anti-fungals are cassia oil, oregano oil, coconut oil, Saccharomyces boulardii,…

        • Kat Gardner says:

          Potassium iodide saturated solution, 5 drops 3x per day and Epsom salt/borax 30 minute min hot bath per day with healthy, non gmo, non processed food diet. Cured me of nearly everything in 30 days. Good luck.

  11. RJ says:

    So maybe this explains why ALL my psoriasis went away when I took itraconazole for ringworm.

    Here’s my story: I am probably 50-70% covered when I decided to finally see a dermatologist. Before that, my GP prescribed prednisone to control my plaques and inflammation, it works as long as I’m taking it, BUT came back for much worst after stopping. The spots where my previous patches/plaques were much more inflamed, leaked fluids that forms to yellowish crust. Even my neck that has no plaques prior to taking prednisone didn’t survived the onslaught of withdrawal. It took them 2 months or more to subside before returning to normal patches of psoriasis. Those were the worst days of my life. I decided to never take that medicine again and just live with what I have.

    After a year, I decided to see a dermatologist for the first time. She wasn’t so sure of skin condition that I have, cause the patches on my thighs looks like psoriasis but on my stomach she said might be tinea/ringworm. She goes with the tinea route, performed liver-enzyme test, prescribed lamisil and itraconazole (2x a day for a week). She also took some scales on my tummy for fungal test (which turned out negative) and asked me to return in two weeks.

    I’m only in my 2-3 day of itraconazole when I noticed that my patches all around my body stopped flaking and fading. After taking itraconazole for a week, I remained clear for 2 weeks before they started re-appearing again. I consulted my derma and she performed biopsy (after 3 weeks, result was psoriasis). She didn’t want me to take itraconazole again, said that I have to let my body rest from it for a month. She gave me moisturizing creams and some steroid creams (forgot the name, usage of 2 weeks on/off) which has 50-50% chance of working. And when it worked, my plaques would re-appear just 2 days after stopping using of those cream.

    She then prescribed much stronger cream (halobetasol) (2 weeks on/off again). Halobetasol worked much better than previous cream, but just like before, psoriasis would re-appear after 2-3 days. It also has nasty withdrawal side effects just like prednisone, I am miserable during my 2-week resting period, so I stopped applying and let my skin recover naturally. I’m steroid-free for 2 months now and my skin is still recovering from withdrawal.

    Now, I’m wondering: my biopsy result was psoriasis, fungal test for my scales was negative and yet itraconazole, an antifungal drug completely cleared my skin (atleast for couple of weeks). I completely forgot about itraconazole (that only worked for me without nasty side effects) until reading this article. I guess that will be my maintenance drug for this condition.

    • John says:

      Corticoids (creams) are probably the worst idea for psoriasis.

      It is common to have negative biopsy for fungus – perhaps hard to culture (grow in a Petri dish) or there is some other cause.

      But I would not bother thinking if it is fungal infection of the skin because those with skin fungal infections have (in very most cases) fungal infections inside.

      If antifungal drug worked it is almost sure that you have bad digestion and fungal/yeast infection in the digestive system.

      Psoriasis is both – the Autonomic Nervous System dysfunction + fungal(dermatophyte)/yeast infection.

      Fungal infection in the body may cause systemic inflammation commonly seen in psoriatics – https://www.psoriasisdietplan.com/2014/12/fungal-infection-and-systemic-inflammation/

      Itraconazole is not a good maintenance drug due to its toxicity.

      SCD and even better monosaccharide based diet is the way to go + Nystatin if needed. Nystatin is poorly absorbed from the digestive system into the blood so it may be used as a “maintenance drug”.

      In some countries like Germany it is sold over-the-counter without the prescription.

  12. Sarah says:

    Hi John,

    Thanks for your post. I am wondering how this fits with the practice of testing for fungal infectious before diagnosing psoriasis? My understanding was that dermatologists always rule out fungal infection.

    • John says:

      I would say that if rash spreads symmetrically on both sides of the body like both elbows, both knees, both sides of the torso, both sides of the face…it is probably psoriasis.

      However, psoriasis is Autonomic Nervous System dysfunction (ANS dysfunction) which overreacts to stimuli (ubiquitous bacteria and yeast) living on the skin and in hair follicles.

      Read more about it in this post – Psoriasis Is A Hypersensitive Response

      If ANS dysfunction is present the vicious circle of inflammation of the skin allows the opportunistic pathogens to infect the psoriasis plaques and that’s why some plaques or all plaques in some people may be painful and very hard to get rid of.

  13. Neal says:

    Have you ever watched Know The Cause and or been to the website of the same name? Doug Kaufman has been dealing with Fungus as the root cause of many Diseases including Psoriasis since stumbling onto this idea in the 70’s. I know your defiantly on to something.

    Maybe I missed it but have you found permanent relief and if no are you saying that the Autonomic Nervous System must be repaired to rid yourself permanently?

    • John says:

      Yes, I know that show.

      Tooth infection and intestinal infection (SIBO, yeast,…) are the two major causes of inflammation and psoriasis.

      Unless you start the proper digestive functions you can not find permanent relief because food even the best one can not be digested and feed the bacteria and yeast.

      Stress messes up digestion (stomach acid production, enzymes and bile flow)…so you have to avoid stress in the first place.

      Stress = Bad digestion = endotoxins = overloaded liver = inflammation = ANS dysfunction = psoriasis.

  14. Lynx says:

    Hi John,
    Great article. You have confirmed what I have always thought about my life long fungal infections including ringworm, psoriasis and now seborrheic dermititis….. all just smoke and mirrors for docs to prescribe garbage meds…. thanks so much I will def read some more here and make a complete reversal of this infection.

    • John says:

      Thank you!

      Keep in mind that fighting fungal infections may take months (but do not be focus only on that if you do not improve because other problems like deficiencies or dental infections might be a problem).

      Psoriasis in my opinion is an overreaction of immune/nervous system to fungal/yeast stimuli.

  15. Kristina M Looney says:

    I have a 3 year old and everything that I have read here makes sense to me! He would get eczema flare ups and I could treat them and they would go away, but this summer he got a red spot in the usual place on the inside of his knee and it wasn’t going away. I kept treating it as usual and then suddenly one day it was the unmistakable red ring rash of ringworm. I started using an antifungal on it right away and by the 3rd day it had spread in symmetry and was no longer a ring but was flaky/scaly.

  16. Tbird says:

    What an absolute load of scaremongering ignorant rubbish…you should be ashamed of your self .

  17. kerri says:

    i am treating myself for ringworm and my “psoriasis” is clearing up… i have asked a handful of med doctors if i could have ring worm.. thy would not tell me no… just stare at me like i am a trouble maker… now i know i am correct …. i think the doctors know they just dont want to treat it so it will go away… i could have lived with this my whole life if I would not have listened to my gut and sought out ringworm remedies.. very disheartening. go Cannabis

    • Andreas says:

      Do you took cannabis oral or as a topical application?

    • Anonymous says:

      my psoriasis started off with a lichen planus infection after getting poked in the arm lifting a bale of straw for the chickens. the lichen planus started as a small area of blisters on the forearm then went away after 6 months as it says in the textbook. a short while after it has subsided i got a few itchy bumps on my leg and this quickly spread into full psoriasis.
      as for canabis, i was consuming an inhuman amount of the stuff at the time internally. clearly didnt help because i am here.
      was it topical you used? if so, what formulation?

  18. Jessica DOTZERT says:

    MY Husband has MS ND just recently noticed a few little scales patches one on his chest under his neck a few on his torso and one on his fore arm and and a few on he’s back .. Just wondering if he is having a MS Flare up ?

  19. Dr Edwin Kemp says:

    interesting article, and a lot of ideas i have also had. fungus and psoriasis do go hand in hand, but as to cause/effect?
    i have tried many experiments. my conclusions are that the expensive creams the doctor will dish out are no more effective than vaseline. betamethasone, calcipotriol, vaseline, and a control were marked out and treated for several weeks. zero difference between the creams, but control was visibly worse than treated areas. now the vaseline does 2 things: it stops moisture leaving the surface of the skin, and it stops air getting to the skin. i wouldnt be surprised if big pharma are going down the homeopathy route but instead of selling overpriced water they sell overpriced vaseline.
    on the topic of water, regular bathing can seem to improve things by removing plaques, but ultimately it aggrivates the condition. i have tried swapping tap water for well water. no change so the water company is off the hook. this was reproduced in several countries and areas. soft water and hard.
    another thing tried but not advised was the addition of copper salts to a bath. copper salts are a very potent fungicide. in fact very few living things can stand it, the simpler life forms are worse affected. fungus, plants, fish will all die with small concentrations of copper. but again, no change in psoriasis.
    regular cleaning and changing of bedclothes does improve things, especially deep vacuuming of bedding. this suggests parasites although i have not found anything conclusive under the microscope (i have a decent hobby lab) and culturing samples of dust, skin, hair on PDA, blood agar are inconclusive. i was hoping to see some repeatable results on agar but nope.
    alcohol clearly makes thiings worse as does smoking. i refuse to give up drink though, daquiri is my primary source of 5 a day vitamins!
    sun ‘can’ help on certain areas. but it seems to me through experiments that it is less the uv light and more the sweating. sweating improves things a lot. where i live the temperature varies between +&- 40c so sweating in the summer and sweating in the winter working in a snowsuit can be considered a good control as to sweating vs uv.
    illness can radically improve psoriasis, the worse the food poisoning, flu, physical injury, the better the skin gets. a good friend who had cancer showed almost complete remission of psoriasis during chemotherapy, only for the psoriasis to return after the cancer went away and chemo stopped.
    i have many more things to say on the topic and will happily run or participate in any experiments or trials.
    as far as i can see you are following the trail quite well but jumping to a few premature conclusions. we both want to get to the bottom of this so please do collaborate with others in their respective fields and try to organise testing of various types over a wide sample group.

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