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pustular psoriasis

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pustular psoriasis
Etymology: L, pustula, blister; Gk, psoriasis, itch
a severe form of psoriasis consisting of bright red patches and sterile pustules all over the body. Crops of lesions lasting 4 to 7 days occur every few days in cycles over weeks or months. Recurrences are inevitable. Fever, leukocytosis, and hypoalbuminemia are associated. In rare cases, hypovolemia and kidney failure occur. Hospitalization may be necessary for fluid replacement, steroid therapy, and sedation. Compare guttate psoriasis. See also psoriasis.


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PsoriasisPustular pustular psoriasis is very rare and has spots on the skin covered with small pimples or pustules.
Chronic stable plaque of psoriasis, Guttate psoriasis, Pustular psoriasis, Flexure psoriasis, Palmer and planter psoriasis, Scalp and nails psoriasis and Psoriatic arthritis.
Pustular psoriasis is also one of the several types of psoriasis which causes parts of our skin to redden, expand and covered by pus-filled blisters called as pustules.
 
 
 
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