Guttate psoriasis Guttate psoriasis affects around 8% of people with psoriasis. It often begins in childhood or early adulthood, and the lesions it causes are small and numerous. It can appear ...
What Is the Auspitz Sign? Auspitz sign is a distinctive mark seen when a skin plaque has been removed. Plaques (also called scales) are common in plaque psoriasis, but people with Darier′s disease and ...
The girl had guttate psoriasis, which often follows an acute streptococcal infection. Among patients with acute guttate psoriasis, two thirds have a preceding upper respiratory infection and one half ...
Medically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MDMedically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MD Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis. Plaques are pink/red, raised, thick, inflamed skin patches covered by ...
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes the formation of thick, scaly patches on the body. It’s commonly found on the elbows, knees or scalp but can occur nearly anywhere on the skin. Cold weather ...
When you have psoriasis, your immune system overreacts and causes inflammation. It can cause plaques -- red, thick, itchy, inflamed patches of skin -- along with silver-colored scales, cracked skin, ...
Two patients present with rash eruptions on different parts of the body. Can you correctly identify each case?