Psoriasis Flashcards
psoriasis is a chronic multisystem disease with predominantly _____ and _____ manifestations
- skin and joint
age of onset of psoriasis
- 20-30s - 50-60
____% of patients with a family history have psoriasis
- 33% - strong genetic component
does psoriasis just go away after treatment or does it wax and wane over time?
- waxes and wanes
what form of psoriasis are scaly, erythematous patches, papules, and plaques that are sometimes pruritic
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- plaque
what form of psoriasis are lesions located in the skin folds of the axilla, groin, inframammary region do they have scale? why?
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- inverse/flexural - no; due to moistness of area
what form of psoriasis presents with raindrop lesions, 1-10 mm salmon-pink papules with a fine scale
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- gluttate
what form of psoriasis are generalized erythema covering nearly the entire body surface area with varying degrees of scaling
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- erythrodermic
what form of psoriasis are generalized or palmoplantar
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- pustular
what form of psoriasis is the acute onset of raindrop sized lesions on the trunk and extremities
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- gluttate psoriasis
gluttate psoriasis often preceded by
- streptococcal pharyngitis
gluttate psoriasis chance for long term remission after single episode
- significant chance
what type of psoriasis is characterized by corticosteroid withdrawal
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- pustular
when generalized, pustular psoriasis can be _______
- life threatening
what type of psoriasis is often misdiagnosed as athlete’s foot
- palmoplantar psoriasis