Psorias Flashcards
what is psoriasis
Tcell mediated disease resulting in hyperkeratotic skin disorder (increased cell turnover)
what are some factors that caus psorias
- Immune systme changes \
- hereditary (PSOR1)
- Environemntal (trauma, stress and infections)
- drugs (beta blockers, antimalarials, steroids, lithium)
What kind of trauma aids in psoriasis development?
koebner phenomenon - trauams like getting a bug bite, or a tattoe, or a sunburn)
what kind of infections aid in psorias development
strep - guttate psorias
what drugs can aid in psoriases
lithium - exacerbate
beta-blockers - induce new onset psoriases
antimaralirs - exacerbate
steroid - when taken away an exacerbate
indomethacin -can exacerbate
comorbidties of psorias
- itching - hydroxyzine
- arthritis
- psychiatric disorder (depression)
- metabolic syndrome
- other immune disorders (Crohn’s, Ms, etc)
- malignancies
Tyoes of psoriasis and focus of her lecture
- plaque psoroias (focus)
- Guttate psoriasis
- inverse psoriasis
- pustular psoriasis
-erythroderma psoriasis - palmar /planter psoriasis
what types of psoriasis are medical emergencies
-pustular psoriasis
- erythroderma psoriasis
Clinical manifestations
plaque-like lesions, silver- white, loosely adherent plaques
auspitz sign
oil spots
efficacy tests
PASI - severity
DLQI - QofL
mild classification
less than score of 10 on PASI, and DLQI, and BSA
mod- severe classifiaction
score more than 10 on BSA, PASI, and DLQI
two phases for tx
induction
- rapid induction within 16 wks
- slower induction within 24 weeks
maintenance phase
- monitor at 8 week intervals
how to assess if treatment is sufficient
PASI score of less than 50 - mody tx
PASI score between 50-75 - check DLQI if the score is more or less then 5
if less than or equal to 5 then continue with treatment
if more then 5 then modify treatment
if PASI score if 75 or more - continue with treatment
Tc options of therpay
- non-drug
- topical rx
- phototherpay
- systemic rx