Guttate psoriasis

Guttate psoriasis
Guttate psoriasis
	Back torso lesions, 30-year-old female patient
Specialty	Dermatology

Guttate psoriasis (also known as eruptive psoriasis) is a type of psoriasis that presents as small (0.5–1.5 cm in diameter) lesions over the upper trunk and proximal extremities; it is found frequently in young adults.^[1]^: 410^[2]^: 194

The term "guttate" is used to describe the drop-like appearance of skin lesions. Guttate psoriasis is classically triggered by a bacterial infection, usually an upper respiratory tract infection.^[3]^: 726

^ Freedberg IM, Fitzpatrick TB (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
^ James W, Berger T, Elston D (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
^ Pardasani AG, Feldman SR, Clark AR (February 2000). "Treatment of psoriasis: an algorithm-based approach for primary care physicians". American Family Physician. 61 (3): 725–33, 736. PMID 10695585. Archived from the original on 16 September 2005. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.

[Fitz22-1] Freedberg IM, Fitzpatrick TB (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.

[Andrews2-2] James W, Berger T, Elston D (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

[3] Pardasani AG, Feldman SR, Clark AR (February 2000). "Treatment of psoriasis: an algorithm-based approach for primary care physicians". American Family Physician. 61 (3): 725–33, 736. PMID 10695585. Archived from the original on 16 September 2005. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.

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