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Have Psoriasis. Red Dots Appeared On Legs And Hands. Not Cured By Cortisone Cream. Any Ideas?
Question: I have psoriasis which normally is very localized to small areas of my body. About 8 days ago i broke out in small red dots that cover most of my back parts of my legs and arms and back of my hands. It has not responded to my normal cortizone cream and has even got a little worse. Any ideas
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing in.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease with remissions and exacerbations.
After going through the photos I feel that this new skin lesions are also psoriasis.
It is called as guttate psoriasis.It is precipitated by a preceeding infection like the upper respiratory tract infection you had.
The good thing about the guttate psoriasis is it goes away relatively faster than chronic plaque psoriasis.
Treatment would be oral antibiotics like azithromycin or erythromycin for 7 days.
Along with this you need to apply a good quality moisturizer with XXXXXXX butter twice daily.A more potent steroid like clobetasol application once a day for 10-15 days will also help.If itching is severe you can take tab .Zyrtec twice daily.It will help in controlling the condition.
Hope this helps.I will be available for follow up.
Regards.
DrSudarshan
MD
Dermatology
Thanks for writing in.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease with remissions and exacerbations.
After going through the photos I feel that this new skin lesions are also psoriasis.
It is called as guttate psoriasis.It is precipitated by a preceeding infection like the upper respiratory tract infection you had.
The good thing about the guttate psoriasis is it goes away relatively faster than chronic plaque psoriasis.
Treatment would be oral antibiotics like azithromycin or erythromycin for 7 days.
Along with this you need to apply a good quality moisturizer with XXXXXXX butter twice daily.A more potent steroid like clobetasol application once a day for 10-15 days will also help.If itching is severe you can take tab .Zyrtec twice daily.It will help in controlling the condition.
Hope this helps.I will be available for follow up.
Regards.
DrSudarshan
MD
Dermatology
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your reply doctor. Would light therapy work as well? I try to avoid this type of treatment but it has helped in the past with my plaque psoriasis.
Hi again,
Narrow band UVB light will help.It is slow to act .
Oral antibiotics and topical steroids will help a lot.
Regards.
DrSudarshan
Narrow band UVB light will help.It is slow to act .
Oral antibiotics and topical steroids will help a lot.
Regards.
DrSudarshan
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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