Psoriasis - Answer--noncontagious lifelong autoimmune skin disease
-NOT a cosmetic problem
Most common type of psoriasis... - Answer-Plaque psoriasis
When does guttate psoriasis usually appear? - Answer-quickly, usually a few days after a strep throat or other trigger, such as a cold, tonsil...
Psoriasis Exam Questions with Verified
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Psoriasis - Answer--noncontagious lifelong autoimmune skin disease
-NOT a cosmetic problem
Most common type of psoriasis... - Answer-Plaque psoriasis
When does guttate psoriasis usually appear? - Answer-quickly, usually a few days after
a strep throat or other trigger, such as a cold, tonsillitis, chicken pox, skin injury, or
taking certain medications.
Types of psoriasis... - Answer--plaque
-guttate
-inverse
-pustular
-erythrodermic
Plaque psoriasis... - Answer-characterized by red scaling plaque
-there wil be raised thickened patches of reddis skin called plaques that are covered by
silvery-white scales
Guttate psoriasis - Answer--appears as small red spots on the skin, there will be
thousands of dots
-usually on the trunk, arms, & legs
Inverse psoriasis - Answer-Occurs in axilla, groin, and skin folds, bright red with no
scales, lesions are shiny and smooth
Pustular psoriasis - Answer-white blisters surrounded by red skin, the blisters will pop
and form again, when these lesions dry, they leave behind brown dots & scales
-it makes it difficult to walk and use the hands because the area is tender
erythrodermic psoriaisi - Answer-intense redness over large areas, affects body temp &
1st line of defence
Where does plaques most often appear? - Answer-on the elbows, knees, scalp, chest,
& lower back
True or False
Guttate Psoriasis may first appear as another form of psoriasis. - Answer-TRUE
It may appear as one form such as plaque and then turn into guttate
Which parts of the body can psoriasis affect? - Answer-ALL body parts
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