<\/span><\/h2>\nGuttate psoriasis is a psoriasis characterized by multiple small scaly<\/span> plates<\/span> on the trunk and extremities. Gutta is Latin for a drop; Guttate psoriasis looks like a shower of red, scaly tears that have fallen on the body.<\/p>\n<\/span>Who gets guttate psoriasis?<\/span><\/h2>\nGuttate psoriasis tends to affect <\/span>children and young adults of both sexes and of all races. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
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<\/span>What causes guttate psoriasis?<\/span><\/h2>\nGuttate psoriasis often follows a strep infection<\/span> throat or a viral upper respiratory tract infection. There may be a genetic<\/span> disposition to psoriasis. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>What are the clinical characteristics of guttate psoriasis?<\/span><\/h2>\nGuttate psoriasis occurs very quickly, and within a few days the small, scaly red patches can spread widely. Occasionally there may be only a few scattered lesions in total.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPsoriasis plaques are usually concentrated around the trunk and upper arms and thighs. The face, ears, and scalp are also commonly affected, but the lesions can be very weak and disappear quickly in these areas.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How is guttate psoriasis diagnosed?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe diagnosis of guttate psoriasis is made by combining a history, clinical appearance of the eruption<\/span>and evidence of previous infection.<\/p>\n\n<\/span>Guttate psoriasis<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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<\/span>What is the treatment of guttate psoriasis?<\/span><\/h2>\nTreatment for guttate psoriasis may include:<\/p>\n
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Guttate psoriasis rarely requires treatment with oral medications.<\/p>\n
<\/span>What is the result of guttate psoriasis?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nGuttate psoriasis often clears up spontaneously in three to four months. Some people have small or large persistence license plate<\/span> psoriasis. Another guttate psoriasis outbreak can follow a strep throat infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la psoriasis guttata? La psoriasis guttata es una psoriasis que se caracteriza por m\u00faltiples peque\u00f1as escamoso placas en el tronco y las extremidades. “Gutta” es lat\u00edn para una…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8280","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/8280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wiki"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/8280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}