GUTTATE PSORIASIS

Course overview

PSORIASIS IS A CHRONIC, INFLAMMATORY DISORDER THAT PRESENTS AS WELL-DEFINED, SCALY, ERYTHEMATOUS PLAQUES, AND OCCASIONALLY, STERILE PUSTULES. GUTTATE PSORIASIS IS A DISTINCT VARIANT OF PSORIASIS THAT IS CLASSICALLY TRIGGERED BY STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION (PHARYNGITIS OR PERIANAL) AND IS MORE COMMON IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS THAN ADULTS. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH SEVERAL, SMALL DROP-LIKE LESIONS THAT RESPOND WELL TO TOPICAL AND PHOTOTHERAPIES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF GUTTATE PSORIASIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.