Thursday, 17 December 2015

APPG Entrance Preparations | Guttate psoriasis


Guttate psoriasis: 

A. Most common in elderly adults. 
B. It is the most common variety of psoriasis and is insidious onset with chronic clinical course. 
C. Association with a-hemolytic streptococci known. 
D. Eruptive psoriasis.

Ans. d. Guttate psoriasis eruptive psoriasis.  is the most common in children and young adults. It develops acutely in individuals without psoriasis or in those with chronic plaque psoriasis. Patients presents with many small erythematous, scaling papules, frequently after upper respiratory tract infection with β-hemolytic streptococci. The differential diagnosis should include pityriasisrosea and secondary syphilis. The most common variety of psoriasis is called plaque-type.