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- A type of psoriasis characterized by red, scaly patches of inflamed skin on all parts of the body. It is associated with a lung infection in many cases. WebMD, Inc
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- Guttate psoriasis often comes on quite suddenly. A variety of conditions can bring on an attack of guttate psoriasis, including upper respiratory infections, streptococcal throat infections (strep throat), tonsillitis, stress, injury to the skin and the administration of certain drugs including antimalarials and beta-blockers. - National Psoriasis Foundation/USA by
- Like other forms of psoriasis, guttate psoriasis has the tendency to improve during the summer and worsen during the winter. Once cleared, many patients who experience acute guttate psoriasis usually have limited or no evidence of psoriasis for prolonged periods. - SkinCell International Forum by
- Emollients and coal tar creams are the first treatments of choice, although topical steroids and vitamin D analogues may also be prescribed. If the guttate psoriasis does not respond to these treatments, then ultraviolet light (UVB) therapy is useful. - The Psoriasis Association by
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- Psoriasi caratterizzata dalla presenza di piccole lesioni di profilo tendeggiante, ampiamente distribuite sulla superficie corporea. Own research - by Anna Di Pietro
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- psoriasi guttata: responsabile di circa il 18 per cento dei casi, spesso interessa bambini e giovani adulti. I casi tendono a essere di gravità da media a moderata, sebbene esistano anche forme più severe. Si manifesta con piccole lesioni a forma di goccia, con un diametro da 0,1 a 1 cm, presenti prevalentemente sul tronco, sugli arti e sul volto. Con il tempo le zone colpite diventano simmetriche. Fra i principali fattori scatenanti della psoriasi guttata si ricordano le infezioni delle vie aeree superiori, quali faringiti e tonsilliti.
Le lesioni guttate possono sovrainfettarsi per opera di diverse specie streptococciche, soprattutto nei bambini. In questi casi, e nelle forme in cui l’infezione è preesistente, la terapia antibiotica è risolutiva - sito dermatologia by Anna Di Pietro
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- Es caracteritza per l'aparició de petites plaques principalment pel tronc i extremitats, habitualment en gent jove després d'una amigdalitis. Sovint pot ser la forma d'inici de la malaltia. Hospital del mar - by iolanda casacuberta
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8. Diferenciar la psoriasi en gotes de la pitiriasi rosada de Gibert, del secundarisme luètic i del liquen pla. - Dermatologia.cat by iolanda casacuberta
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S’anomena així perquè les lesions són petites, de menys de
2 cm, nombroses i distribuïdes per tot el cos. És mes freqüent en nens i joves. Sol aparèixer després d’una infecció per estreptococs (bactèris), generalment unes angines.
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- La resposta inflamatoria és de tipus cel·lular, enfront d'un autoantígeno encara desconegut, o enfront d'un superantígeno estreptocócico en el cas de la psoriasi en gotes post-infecciosa. - Wikilingua by iolanda casacuberta
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