Psoriasis, Pustular, Psoriasis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

psoriasis, pustular psoriasis

Body Site

leg arm

Age

8 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent discrete

Color

red yellow

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

This healthy 8-year-old girl developed explosive generalized pustular psoriasis which was improving without treatment after a 6 week flare. She had a history of infantile psoriasis which resolved spontaneously in the first 2 years of life. There was no family history of psoriasis or other skin disorders.

Description

large generalized symmetric thin red plaques studded with 2-3 mm pustules particularly at the borders

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11/25/2006 21:42:10

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